Dear Weymouth and Portland Borough Council,

No 11 High Street has been allowed to fall into dereliction, and by any standards is a disgrace to the Conservation Area.

1. What is the council's interest in this property?

2. What is the total cost of dealing with this property to date, including staff time and the physical work?

3. Why did the council pay for the structural shoring?

4. Was any formal Notice (e.g. Dangerous Structure, Repair or Closure) served on the former owner? If not, why not?

5. The temporary scaffold support and its concrete base has destroyed part of the small landscaped park which was created to enhance the area . This amenity was laid out at public expense in the 1980s; when is the council going to restore it?

6. What action is the council taking to ensure the renovation or rebuilding of the vacant house before the arrival of our Olympic visitors?

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,

Stuart Morris

Dear Joanne Woodall,

Thank you for your earlier response. I have marked this F.o.I. request as completed as you have answered all my queries.

However I am very dissatisfied with the approach the council is taking over this matter. It cannot be right for the council to sacrifice any public amenity space to facilitate the redevelopment of a private property, simply because of the negligence and irresponsibility of the owner.

I shall be writing directly about this.

Yours sincerely,

Stuart Morris