Empty domestic properties by parish

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Dear Newport City Council,

I am writing to ask you to supply details around Empty Domestic Properties (Council Tax) by Parish.

I would like: 

1 The number of 

2 address (including street number and postcode) of homes that:
a) have been empty for over 6 months 

b) have been empty for under 6 months 

c) your empty homes strategy including what empty homes (if any) 
you prioritise.

I am requesting this information in an excel format.

If you cannot provide all lines of the address, the ward area and postcode will suffice.

If you are unable to provide this information please advise me as to how to refine my request to make the information easier to find.

If you are only able to partially disclose the information please do so - and if some of the information is already readily available please direct me as to where to find it.

Yours faithfully,

Bugault Olivia

City Contact Centre, Newport City Council

Prynhawn Da/Good Afternoon,

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on 22/11/2017 and the relevant department is dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Newport City Council

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your request for information about :

Empty domestic properties by parish

Received on 22/11/2017

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has been assigned the reference REQ05201.
You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit of 20 working days.

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ05201 in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,
Information Management

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

Caroline Harris (Administrative Support Assistant), Newport City Council

Dear Ms Bugault

 

 

FOI  REQ05201 – Empty Domestic Properties by Parish

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

I can confirm that we do hold information that falls within the scope of
your request. The answers to your questions have been provided in red

 

Newport City Council is of the view that placing empty domestic property
information at address level into the public domain would be likely to
prejudice the prevention or detection of crime and is therefore exempt
information under Section 31(1)(a) of the act.

 

The number of homes empty, as defined according to the national
performance measure PSR/004, at April 2016 was as follows:

a) Empty over 6 months - 1,293

b) Empty for under 6 months - 906

 

The council's empty homes strategy can be found on the website at:

[1]http://www.newport.gov.uk/documents/Stra...

 

 

I hope this provides the information you were looking for; if there is any
further information that we can provide, please submit a further request.
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Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

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ORIGINAL REQUEST

 

REQUEST

DETAILS :

 

Reference : REQ05201

 

Name of Requester :

Bugault,Olivia Subject Summary : Empty domestic properties by parish

 

Deadline Date :

20/12/2017

 

Call Notes

:

 

 

Note: 3  Author: tarsla  Date: 22/11/2017 Time: 16:42 Job Time:  
Categories: Freedom of Information,,,

 

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Dear Newport City Council,

 

 

 

I am writing to ask you to supply details around Empty Domestic Properties
(Council Tax) by Parish.

 

 

 

I would like:

 

 

 

1 The number of

 

 

 

2 address (including street number and postcode) of homes that:

 

a) have been empty for over 6 months

 

 

 

b) have been empty for under 6 months

 

 

 

c) your empty homes strategy including what empty homes (if any) you
prioritise.

 

 

 

I am requesting this information in an excel format.

 

 

 

If you cannot provide all lines of the address, the ward area and postcode
will suffice.

 

 

 

If you are unable to provide this information please advise me as to how
to refine my request to make the information easier to find.

 

 

 

If you are only able to partially disclose the information please do so -
and if some of the information is already readily available please direct
me as to where to find it.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

Bugault Olivia

 

Note: 1  Author: tarsla  Date: 22/11/2017 Time: 16:42 Job Time:  
Categories: Freedom of Information,,,FOI SLA - working days

 

From: [3][email address] To:
[4][FOI #448031 email] Date: 

Subject: FOI Request Ref: REQ05201

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Thank you for your request for information about :

 

Empty domestic properties by parish

 

Received on 22/11/2017

 

This request has been formally logged in our FOI management system and has
been assigned the reference REQ05201.

You should receive a reply to your request within the statutory time limit
of 20 working days.

 

Please remember to quote the reference number REQ05201 in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

Information Management

 

 

Yours sincerley

 

 

Kind regards / Cofion gorau

 

Caroline Harris

 

Caroline Harris

Admin Support Assistant – Cynorthwy-ydd Cymorth Gweinyddol

Regeneration Investment and Housing/Adfywio Buddsoddi a Thai

Newport City Council/Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd

 

E: [5][email address]

T: 01633 210519

 

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iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

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Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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Dear Caroline Harris (Administrative Support Assistant),

Thank you for your response.

I perfectly understand that you don't want to disclose the address details nonetheless, would it be possible to provide me the parish names (or postcode/or wards) where the empty houses are located as the majority of the other councils did?

Merry Christmas,

Yours sincerely,

Bugault Olivia

Caroline Harris (Administrative Support Assistant), Newport City Council

Good Morning

Thank you for your e mail, I have passed this along to my Manager who will contact you shortly

Thank you

Kind regards / Cofion gorau

Caroline Harris

Caroline Harris
Admin Support Assistant – Cynorthwy-ydd Cymorth Gweinyddol
Regeneration Investment and Housing/Adfywio Buddsoddi a Thai
Newport City Council/Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd

E: [email address]
T: 01633 210519

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Caroline Harris (Administrative Support Assistant), Newport City Council

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Dear Ms Bugault

 

 

FOI  REQ05201 – Empty Properties

 

Thank you for your recent request for information which I have enclosed
below for ease of reference. Your request has been treated in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.

 

I can confirm that we do not hold information that falls within the scope
of your request. The answers to your questions have been provided in red

 

We don’t hold information about the parishes and I am advised that we
don’t give full postcodes as, in some localities, they cover so few
addresses that it would be easy to identify a single dwelling.  However,
we can supply abbreviated postcodes. I attach a spreadsheet of the
postcodes of empty homes at April 2016, with the last two characters
missing.

 

I hope this provides the information you were looking for; if there is any
further information that we can provide, please submit a further request.
If you have any queries about this email or if you are unhappy with the
service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please contact me.

 

If you are not content with the subsequent outcome of your complaint, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Councils complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: The Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

For future reference, all Freedom of Information requests can now be
submitted via the link below.

 

[1]www.newport.gov.uk/foi

 

Yours sincerley

 

 

 

Kind regards / Cofion gorau

 

Caroline Harris

 

Caroline Harris

Admin Support Assistant – Cynorthwy-ydd Cymorth Gweinyddol

Regeneration Investment and Housing/Adfywio Buddsoddi a Thai

Newport City Council/Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd

 

E: [2][email address]

T: 01633 210519

 

ORIGINAL REQUEST

 

Dear Caroline Harris (Administrative Support Assistant),

 

Thank you for your response.

 

I perfectly understand that you don't want to disclose the address details
nonetheless, would it be possible to provide me the parish names (or
postcode/or wards) where the empty houses are located as the majority of
the other councils did?

 

Merry Christmas,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Bugault Olivia

 

 

 

Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg, Saesneg neu yn y ddwy
iaith. Byddwn yn cyfathrebu â chi yn ôl eich dewis. Ni fydd gohebu yn
Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.

The Council welcomes correspondence in English or Welsh or both, and will
respond to you according to your preference. Corresponding in Welsh will
not lead to delay.

Disclaimer/Ymwadiad

This email contains information intended for the addressee only and may be
confidential, the subject of legal or professional privilege, or be
otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient
of this message, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose,
distribute or copy the email to any other party. This email and any
attached file are the property of Newport City Council.

When you email Newport City Council, you consent to the Council monitoring
and reading any such emails for the purposes of security and legislative
compliance. For the full disclaimer please access
http://www.newport.gov.uk/disclaimer.

Mae'r e-bost hwn yn cynnwys gwybodaeth y bwriedir ar gyfer y derbynnydd yn
unig a gall fod yn gyfrinachol, yn destun ragorfraint gyfreithiol neu
broffesiynol, neu fel arall wedi’i diogelu rhag cael ei rhyddhau. Os nad
chi yw derbynnydd bwriadedig y neges hon, a fyddech cystal â rhoi gwybod
i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a pheidio â datgelu, dosbarthu neu gopïo’r e-bost i
unrhyw barti arall. Mae’r e-bost hon ac unrhyw ffeiliau atodedig yn eiddo
i Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd.

Pan fyddwch yn anfon e-bost at Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd, rydych yn cydsynio
i’r Cyngor fonitro a darllen unrhyw e-byst o’r fath at ddibenion
cydymffurfio â diogelwch ac â deddfwriaeth. I weld yr ymwadiad llawn ewch
i http://www.newport.gov.uk/ymwadiad

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