Number of applicants waiting for larger properties
Dear Greenwich Borough Council,
Could you please provide me with details of the number of households on your housing register who are priority and requiring 5 or more bedrooms. Can this be broken down into 5, 6 and 7 bedroom need please.
In addition can you please provide the length of waiting times for each property sized broken down.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Sheehan
Dear Ms Sheehan
Freedom of Information request: FOI-73704
Thank you for your request dated 14 June 2023.
Your request will be answered by 12 July 2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
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Dear Ms Sheehan
Freedom of Information request: FOI-73704
Thank you for your request dated 14 June 2023.
Our response is as follows:
1. Could you please provide me with details of the number of households
on your housing register who are priority and requiring 5 or more
bedrooms. Can this be broken down into 5, 6 and 7 bedroom need please.
Total
5 Bedroom 129
6 Bedroom 25
7 Bedroom 5
Larger than 7 Bedroom 1
Total 160
2. In addition can you please provide the length of waiting times for
each property sized broken down.
Availability of large properties is very low, but this figure is based on
lettings of Royal Borough of Greenwich & Housing Association properties
during the period 1^st April 2022 to 31^st March 2023.
• There were no properties available of 6 bedrooms or more during this
time frame.
• 5 bedrooms (incl. 4bed Parlour) = average 55 months waiting time
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Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2023 9:36 AM
To: 'Victoria sheehan' <[FOI #990816 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-73704: Freedom of Information request - Number of applicants
waiting for larger properties
Dear Ms Sheehan
Freedom of Information request: FOI-73704
Thank you for your request dated 14 June 2023.
Your request will be answered by 12 July 2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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Dear foi,
In addition to my previous message, how many applicants that require a 5/6/7 bedroom prior to 21st September 2020, how many are LIVE applicants
Yours sincerely,
Victoria sheehan
Dear foi,
In addition what is the earliest registration date for 5/6/7 bedroom properties for each one (first 10)
Yours sincerely,
Victoria sheehan
Dear Ms Sheehan
FOI request: FOI-4
Thank you for your two additional requests dated 23/06/2023 & 24/06/2023.
Your request will be answered by 22/07/2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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Dear Ms Sheehan,
FOI request: FOI-4
Thank you for your request dated 24/06/2023
Our response is as follows:
In addition to my previous message, how many applicants that require a
5/6/7 bedroom prior to 21st September 2020, how many are LIVE applicants.
In addition, what is the earliest registration date for 5/6/7 bedroom
properties for each one (first 10)
┌────────┬─────────────────────┬──────┐
│ │ LIVE │Total │
├────────┼──────────┬──────────┼──────┤
│ │After │Before │ │
│ │21-Sep-20 │21-Sep-20 │ │
├────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│5 │ 56 │ 67 │ 123 │
│Bedroom │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│6 │ 11 │ 12 │ 23 │
│Bedroom │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│7 │ 5 │ 0 │ 5 │
│Bedroom │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│Larger │ 0 │ 1 │ 1 │
│than 7 │ │ │ │
│Bedroom │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────┤
│Total │ 72 │ 80 │ 152 │
└────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────┘
Based on the LIVE cases from question 1, these are the first 10 with the
earliest dates in ascending order.
┌────────────┬─────┬───────┬────────────┐
│Applications│List │Status │Registration│
│count │ │ │Date │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 1 │CP │LIVE │ 01/04/2006 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 2 │CP │LIVE │ 31/10/2008 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 3 │CP │LIVE │ 26/09/2011 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 4 │CP │LIVE │ 01/10/2011 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 5 │CP │LIVE │ 26/06/2013 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 6 │CP │LIVE │ 28/03/2014 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 7 │CP │LIVE │ 21/07/2014 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 8 │CP │LIVE │ 15/06/2015 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 9 │CP │LIVE │ 30/10/2015 │
├────────────┼─────┼───────┼────────────┤
│ 10 │CP │LIVE │ 16/11/2016 │
└────────────┴─────┴───────┴────────────┘
If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your request, you can ask
for an Internal Review. Internal review requests must be submitted within
two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request. If you wish to do this, please contact us in writing, setting
out why you are dissatisfied.
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO
by emailing [1][email address], or by post at Customer Contact,
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 12:22 PM
To: 'Victoria sheehan' <[FOI #990816 email]>
Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-4: Freedom of Information request - Number of applicants
waiting for larger properties
Dear Ms Sheehan
FOI request: FOI-4
Thank you for your two additional requests dated 23/06/2023 & 24/06/2023.
Your request will be answered by 22/07/2023.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
David White
Head of Information, Safety and Community Services
Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central
Royal Borough of Greenwich
* 3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ
8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
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