Empty dwellings in Kirklees

The request was refused by Kirklees Borough Council.

Dear Kirklees Borough Council,

In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of residential properties owned by companies or commercial concerns that have been vacant for the past 24 months or more, including the following fields:

- Council Tax Band
- Name of owner/ Company owner (please note, no personal data required)
- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)
- Date of Vacancy
- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds) and/or categories of reliefs/exemptions granted
If you are unable to provide an absolute ‘Vacancy’ status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.

Please provide this data in Microsoft Excel file, capable of re-use, and under terms of the Open Government Licence (reuse for any and all purposes, including commercial).

Yours faithfully,

Anna Nicholls

Freedom Info, Kirklees Borough Council

Dear Ms Nicholls,

I confirm receipt of your information request and that we are dealing with this and will respond to you in due course.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 allow up to 20 working days for responding to information requests.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, 1st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

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

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The ICO telephone helpline on 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545745 is available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Regards

James Dunn
Information Governance Team
Kirklees Council, Governance Service
Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, please see the Kirklees Council privacy notice

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Freedom Info, Kirklees Borough Council

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Dear Anna Nicholls

RE: 24717 - Empty Commercial Properties

I am writing in response to your request dated 03/08/2021. This has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked for the following information:

In terms of the Freedom of Information Act of 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on personal data, could you please provide me with your local authority’s complete and most-recently updated list of residential properties owned by companies or commercial concerns that have been vacant for the past 24 months or more, including the following fields:

- Council Tax Band

- Name of owner/ Company owner (please note, no personal data required)

- Full Property Address (Number, Street, Postal Code, Town)

- Date of Vacancy

- Actual annual rates charged (in Pounds) and/or categories of reliefs/exemptions granted

If you are unable to provide an absolute ‘Vacancy’ status, please provide the Exemptions and / or Reliefs that a particular property may be receiving.

The Council’s response to your specific questions is set out below:

Please see attached refusal notice S31 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you are not content with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for internal reviews should be submitted within 2 months of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to the Monitoring Officer, 1st Floor, Civic Centre 3, Market Street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY. Alternatively, you can send an email to: [email address].

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

If you are not content with the outcome of any review you have the right under section 50 of the 2000 Act to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether your request for information has been dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The Information Commissioner’s website is at www.ico.org.uk and gives more information about the role and duties of the Commissioner. The Information Commissioner’s offices will be closed for the foreseeable future and they are therefore unable to receive correspondence via post. The ICO can be contacted via their contact page, or by ringing 0303 123 1113.

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team
Governance Service
Telephone: 01484 221000 (voice activated switchboard – please ask for Freedom of Information)

For more information about how we deal with your personal data, see www.kirklees.gov.uk/privacy

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