Mitcham Gasworks - further correspondence
Dear Merton Borough Council,
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common Ground (September 2022) and close of consultation on the proposed Main Modifications to the Draft Local Plan (March 2024).
Yours faithfully,
Tony Burton
Thank you for your email message. We aim to respond to all requests under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days. More information about the way we
deal with information requests is on our web site at
[1]www.merton.gov.uk/foi
Information Governance Team
London Borough of Merton.
020 8545 4634
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Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and close of consultation on the proposed Main
Modifications to the Draft Local Plan (March 2024).
Please find attached the second Statement of Common Ground on the Local
Plan between council and St William published 21st Sept 2022.
Please find below a link to the Local Plan post hearings consultation,
which closed on 22nd March 2024
[1]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [2][Merton Borough Council request email] or
write in to Freedom of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre,
Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[3]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [email address]
[4]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
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Dear Mr Burton
Please kindly disregard the below, we will respond to the below FOI before
the deadline.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [email address]
[1]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 12:03 PM
To: [FOI #1128066 email]
Cc: Foi Responses <[email address]>
Subject: FOI F20147
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and close of consultation on the proposed Main
Modifications to the Draft Local Plan (March 2024).
Please find attached the second Statement of Common Ground on the Local
Plan between council and St William published 21st Sept 2022.
Please find below a link to the Local Plan post hearings consultation,
which closed on 22nd March 2024
[2]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [3][Merton Borough Council request email] or
write in to Freedom of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre,
Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[4]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [5][email address]
[6]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
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Dear Merton Borough Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Merton Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Mitcham Gasworks - further correspondence'.
The information provided does not relate to the information requested. It provides a document already in the public domain and a link to a public consultation process. My request is similar to this one https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m... and expects to receive the same kind of information from both the Development Management and Local Plan teams
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/m...
Yours faithfully,
Tony Burton
Thank you for your email message. We aim to respond to all requests under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days. More information about the way we
deal with information requests is on our web site at
[1]www.merton.gov.uk/foi
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London Borough of Merton.
020 8545 4634
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Dear Tony Burton,
Thank you for your email. Having checked our records and the record of the exchange on the whatdotheyknow website I can see that an email was sent asking you to disregard the response that was sent.
Work is still ongoing to provide a response. As such please take this as a refusal to accept your request for a review as the Council does not yet consider this response complete and responded to.
Kind regards
Michael Cook
Michael Cook
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
Merton Council
www.merton.gov.uk
Dear Tony Burton
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
We have now considered your request for information as set out in your email below.
The information requested will not be disclosed and in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 this is a Refusal Notice.
Unfortunately we cannot provide this information because it would exceed the time limit for requests, which is 18 hours (as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004). This is because the information is not recorded in a way that would allow an electronic search to be run to locate the exact information. An electronic search would need to be run, wich is likely to result in a significant volume of information due to the search terminology required. A manual search would then be required of every individual record to locate the information requested. Therefore, the information requested is exempt under Section 12 of the Act, which is that the cost of compliance exceeds the appropriate limit.
Please consider refining your request so that it can be answered within the time limit. You could do this by reducing the time frame of your request, though please be aware that this does not guarantee a response can be provided within the appropriate limit. Alternatively you could limit your request to a particular individual/job title/Councillor within the council.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should request an Internal Review at [Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
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There is no charge for making an appeal.
Kind regards
Michael Cook
Michael Cook
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
Merton Council
www.merton.gov.uk
Dear foi,
I am surprised at this response, especially given a similar request was fulfilled
This is to amend my request to make 30 June 2023 the end date for the information requested.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Burton
Thank you for your email message. We aim to respond to all requests under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days. More information about the way we
deal with information requests is on our web site at
[1]www.merton.gov.uk/foi
Information Governance Team
London Borough of Merton.
020 8545 4634
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Dear Merton Borough Council,
I would appreciate confirmation that I can expect a response to my information request for the revised period. I do not wish to escalate the issue
Yours faithfully,
Tony Burton
Thank you for your email message. We aim to respond to all requests under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 within 20 working days. More information about the way we
deal with information requests is on our web site at
[1]www.merton.gov.uk/foi
Information Governance Team
London Borough of Merton.
020 8545 4634
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Dear Mr Burton
Thank you for your email.
The Council endeavours to respond to all Freedom of Information Requests within 20 working days. If we are unable to do so we will write to you to tell you why.
Your statutory rights to refer any concerns to the Information Commissioner's Office are not affected. However you may find that the ICO expect all the Council's procedures to be exhausted before they can accept a complaint. You may contact them at www.ico.org.uk/
The Council will respond to your request in due course.
Yours sincerely,
Nikki Williams
Information Governance & Records Manager
Merton Council
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and 30 June 2023.
Please find attached the requested correspondence.
Please note there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [1][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [3][email address]
[4]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our website
[5]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
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Dear Mr Burton
I refer to the above.
Sincere apologies but we are experiencing some technical difficulties in
saving and converting the outstanding file due to file size excessive file
size. The current document has in excess of 14,000 pages therefore we are
exploring mechanisms to save this document.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [email address]
[1]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
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From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:01 AM
To: [FOI #1128066 email]
Cc: Foi Responses <[email address]>
Subject: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and 30 June 2023.
Please find attached the requested correspondence.
Please note there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [3][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[4]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [5][email address]
[6]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [7]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
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Dear Mr Burton
Please see attached the outstanding email correspondence requested under
the above FOI number.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [email address]
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From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 2:36 PM
To: [FOI #1128066 email]
Subject: RE: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
I refer to the above.
Sincere apologies but we are experiencing some technical difficulties in
saving and converting the outstanding file due to file size excessive file
size. The current document has in excess of 14,000 pages therefore we are
exploring mechanisms to save this document.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [3][email address]
[4]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [5]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:01 AM
To: [6][FOI #1128066 email]
Cc: Foi Responses <[7][email address]>
Subject: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and 30 June 2023.
Please find attached the requested correspondence.
Please note there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [8][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[9]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [10][email address]
[11]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [12]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
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Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [email address]
[1]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [2]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 3:17 PM
To: '[FOI #1128066 email]'
<[FOI #1128066 email]>
Subject: FOI - F20214 - Email 1 of 3
Dear Mr Burton
Please see attached the outstanding email correspondence requested under
the above FOI number.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [3][email address]
[4]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [5]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 2:36 PM
To: [6][FOI #1128066 email]
Subject: RE: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
I refer to the above.
Sincere apologies but we are experiencing some technical difficulties in
saving and converting the outstanding file due to file size excessive file
size. The current document has in excess of 14,000 pages therefore we are
exploring mechanisms to save this document.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [7][email address]
[8]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [9]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:01 AM
To: [10][FOI #1128066 email]
Cc: Foi Responses <[11][email address]>
Subject: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and 30 June 2023.
Please find attached the requested correspondence.
Please note there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [12][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[13]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [14][email address]
[15]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [16]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
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South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [email address]
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From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 3:17 PM
To: '[FOI #1128066 email]'
<[FOI #1128066 email]>
Subject: FOI - F20214 - Email 1 of 3
Dear Mr Burton
Please see attached the outstanding email correspondence requested under
the above FOI number.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [3][email address]
[4]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [5]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2024 2:36 PM
To: [6][FOI #1128066 email]
Subject: RE: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
I refer to the above.
Sincere apologies but we are experiencing some technical difficulties in
saving and converting the outstanding file due to file size excessive file
size. The current document has in excess of 14,000 pages therefore we are
exploring mechanisms to save this document.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [7][email address]
[8]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [9]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
From: Wendy Wong Chang
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:01 AM
To: [10][FOI #1128066 email]
Cc: Foi Responses <[11][email address]>
Subject: FOI - F20214
Dear Mr Burton
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 Information request
We have now considered your information request as set out below.
You asked:
Please provide all email correspondence between Merton Council and St
William Homes, Berkeley Homes and their agents or representatives
regarding all matters relating to proposed development of Mitcham Gasworks
for the period between publication of the second Statement of Common
Ground (September 2022) and 30 June 2023.
Please find attached the requested correspondence.
Please note there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week.
If you have any queries or concerns about this please contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request or wish to
appeal against the decision to exempt any part of your request, you should
request an Internal Review at [12][Merton Borough Council request email] or write in to Freedom
of Information team, Merton Council, Civic Centre, Morden, SM4 5DX.
If you escalate to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) without
following the council’s internal review process, the ICO will refer you
back to the council to enable the correct process to be followed.
You can also appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
[13]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/offi...
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 8545 3276| [14][email address]
[15]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or
businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
Further details can be found on our
website [16]https://www.merton.gov.uk/planning-and-b...
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Merton Council. Merton Council reserves the right to monitor, record and
retain any incoming and outgoing emails for security reasons and for
monitoring internal compliance with the Merton Council policy on staff
use. Email monitoring and/or blocking software may be used and email
content may be read. Merton Council may be required to disclose this email
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should handle it accordingly.
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Dear Wendy Wong Chang,
Thank you for the information provided
I regret the format of the response makes it exceptionally difficult to understand - the first 2,044 pages are virtually unintelligible with no more than one or two words or figures per line. Please can the information be provided in a legible format
The response indicated that "there is a delay in obtaining one of the officer’s emails due
to leave and this will be forwarded to you before the end of the week" - this information is yet to be received.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Burton
I am out of the office this afternoon. I will be back in the office on
Monday 1 July 2024.
Any Planning Support (admin) questions please email
[1][email address]
For general advice contact the planning duty officer on 0208 545 3777
between 1-3pm
General planning advice can also be found on the planning portal website,
the interactive house function is a simple and useful tool for all
household development [2]https://interactive.planningportal.co.uk/
Link to Merton Planning Explorer which provides up to date information on
applications.
[3]https://planning.merton.gov.uk/Northgate...
Link to Merton Planning committee
[4]https://democracy.merton.gov.uk/ieListMe...
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Environment and Regeneration
020 8545 3276| [5][email address]
[6]www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
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Dear Mr Burton
The last email correspondence contains all the emails/correspondence as requested under this FOI request.
I have also asked our admin team about the formatting of the response that was sent you. I have been advised that the formatting is a result of a copy paste from the original pdf to word and we continue to encounter a similar formatting result from a further attempt so unfortunately we are unable to make any amendments in this instance.
Regards
Wendy Wong Chang MPhil MRTPI
Principal Planner - Development Management
South Team| Housing and Sustainable Development
020 4605 3276| [email address]
www.merton.gov.uk | London Borough of Merton
The Council offers clear and professional advice to individuals or businesses who are considering applying for planning permission.
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We have deleted a response that was provided to this request on 18 June 2024. Some of the attached PDFs contained personal information that had been released in error. The council has provided a replacement response.
Helen Cross - WhatDoTheyKnow Service Manager