Environmental information relating to any concerns raised about the location of Traveller sites in hazardous or polluted locations
Dear Northumberland County Council,
Please could you provide the following information on socially rented Traveller sites in your local authority area for the five full calendar years between 2017 and 2021. This includes all sites owned and managed by the local authority or by a housing association, but not private sites. For any 'yes' answers, please specify in your answer which site the answer refers to, e.g. 'Mary Street, Bradford', or 'Esholt Site, Bradford'.
For the purposes of this request, this is made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
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If you are unable to provide five years of information within the FOI/EIR cost limits, please prioritise 2021 and work backwards in reverse chronological order.
1a. Have you received any environmental complaints from residents or other parties, including council officers, between 2017 and 2021? Please respond with a 'Yes' or 'No' answer for each of the five years.
1b. For any 'Yes' answers, please list how many complaints you received by type for each calendar year. For example: 2017 - Total: 18 - 8 complaints for vermin, 2 from odour from refuse dump, 1 for noise, 3 for insects, 1 for dust, 2 for air pollution, 1 for flooding etc
2a. Between 2017 and 2021, has the council measured air or noise pollution, or taken soil samples to test for contamination? Please respond with a 'Yes' or 'No' answer for each of the five years for air, soil and noise separately. For example: 2017 - Noise pollution - Yes; Soil - No; Air pollution - Yes.
2b. For any 'Yes' answers, please state whether or not pollution or contamination exceeded legal or recommended levels, or was higher than the local authority area average on the site at any point through each year. Please give as much detail as you can, such as the month the breach occurred. For example: 2017 - Noise pollution exceeded legal or recommended levels in March; air pollution exceeded legal level.
Yours faithfully,
Katharine Quarmby
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Dear Ms Quarmby,
INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.
If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Kind regards,
Julia
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
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Dear Enquirer,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to socially
rented Traveller sites within Northumberland.
Right of Access
Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.
The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.
The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.
Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the (attached/following) information in
response.
Q.1a Have you received any environmental complaints from residents or
other parties, including council officers, between 2017 and 2021? Please
respond with a 'Yes' or 'No' answer for each of the five years.
No
Q.1b For any 'Yes' answers, please list how many complaints you received
by type for each calendar year. For example: 2017 - Total: 18 - 8
complaints for vermin, 2 from odour from refuse dump, 1 for noise, 3 for
insects, 1 for dust, 2 for air pollution, 1 for flooding etc
N/A
Q.2a Between 2017 and 2021, has the council measured air or noise
pollution, or taken soil samples to test for contamination? Please respond
with a 'Yes' or 'No' answer for each of the five years for air, soil and
noise separately. For example: 2017 - Noise pollution - Yes; Soil - No;
Air pollution - Yes.
No
Q.2b For any 'Yes' answers, please state whether or not pollution or
contamination exceeded legal or recommended levels, or was higher than the
local authority area average on the site at any point through each year.
Please give as much detail as you can, such as the month the breach
occurred. For example: 2017 - Noise pollution exceeded legal or
recommended levels in March; air pollution exceeded legal level.
N/A
Complaints
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from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office:
Information Governance Office, Northumberland County Council, County Hall,
Morpeth, NE61 2EF
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
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Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113, Email: [email address]
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours faithfully,
FOI Coordinator - Local Services
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
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Dear Northumberland County Council,
Thank you for your response. Can you clarify whether you have socially rented sites in your area and no complaints, or whether you do not have any?
Yours faithfully,
Katharine Quarmby
Thank you for your email.
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logged, and you will receive an acknowledgment email including a reference
number shortly.
Thanks
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We have made a few key improvements to our site to make our services easy
to access. Now you can do everything from paying your council tax, to
reporting a faulty street light online. Go to: www.northumberland.gov.uk
and click 'pay, apply or report' to access the relevant forms.
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Hi Katherine,
We have forwarded your query to the area which dealt with your request
(Housing), they will contact you directly.
kind regards
Julia
Information Governance Office
(t) 0345 600 6400
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Dear Northumberland County Council,
Thank you for your response. Can you clarify whether you have socially
rented sites in your area and no complaints, or whether you do not have
any?
Yours faithfully,
Katharine Quarmby
Our Ref: 10711
Dear Enquirer,
INFORMATION REQUEST
I refer to your request for Information in relation to your further email
regarding your FOI response.
Northumberland County Council have 2 sites owned by the Local Authority
and we have not received any complaints.
Yours faithfully
FOI/EIR Coordinator - Local Services
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: [1]http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
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