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Dear Burnley Borough Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1) Can the council please confirm their current number of Long Term Empty Properties (Not paying council tax / business rates - Deemed Empty) as of the 30th June 2022 (Both domestic & commercial properties which have been empty for six months or longer).

2) What work is the council currently undertaking or planning to undertake around reducing their long term empty properties in 2022-onwards? Have the council acquired land/property via compulsory purchase orders? If so, how many properties / parcels of land?

3) During 2021/2022 has the council undertaken any work around reducing your Long Term Empty Properties? If you did was this done using internal resources or third party organisations/contractors?

4) If yes is the answer to question three, did the council review every single long term property in the borough?

5) Does the reduction of empty homes in the council area form part of your housing/homelessness strategies?

6) Does the council have a budget in place to help support the reduction of empty properties? If so, what is the total amount of this budget?

7) How much did the council spend on temporary accommodation during 2021/2022?

8) Does the council offer financial/legal support/assistance to Long Term Empty property owners to help them bring properties back into use? If so, please attach details of any potential funding / advice.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Catesby

Susan Kaewchaluay, Burnley Borough Council

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Susan Kaewchaluay

Freedom of Information

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Susan Kaewchaluay
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Housing & Dev Control

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