Dear Jacob Smith

Thank you for your request which has been assigned reference FOI/4354

Freedom of Information request - Number of highway licence/permit
applications

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Dear Jacob Smith ,

Thank you for your enquiry reference FOI/4354.  In order to try and
identify and locate the information that you have asked for the Council
reasonably requires some clarification of your request. I will need this
information before we can take this matter further.

In particular, please you could confirm whether,

Your request for highway searches. Is this for Boundary searches or Local
Authority Searches or do you require both.

Please send your clarification by responding to this email. Please do not
amend the Subject line.

If we do not receive clarification within 40 working days we may treat the
request as having been withdrawn, in line with the ICO Section 45 Code of
Practice.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
 

Jackie

Dear Jacob Smith

We acknowledge receipt of your email to West Sussex County Council

We will pass your email on to the team handling your case FOI/4354.

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days. If that is not possible then we will contact you again.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

Dear Jacob Smith,

Our Ref: FOI/4354

On 10/10/2022 you made the following request for information, which has
been dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

FOI Re: Number of highway licence/permit applications

We have now completed a search for the information which you requested and
confirm that this Authority holds data relevant to your request.

The Response to your request is as follows:

Please see attached spreadsheet for all licence information requested.

Table & Chair licences are issued by the District or Borough Council 

A Boards are not licenced

I regret that I am unable to provide the number of applications for
Highway Boundary Enquiries as these have not been separated from the other
general enquiries received.

The number of Local Authority Searches received by West Sussex County
Council for the Con29 Highway replies received between 1st April 2021 to
31st March 2022 is a total of 11,453

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Jackie Boxall

CI Foi Group

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