Planning Applications for Industrial Poultry Units - Approval v Refusal Attrition

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Dear Shropshire Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. With reference to planning applications for Industrial Poultry Units (including PRE application and full applications/EIA applications) please provide the following information:

Q1. Over the past 10 years, how many planning applications for intensive livestock units by year and by livestock type (i.e., poultry, pig, etc) have been submitted to Shropshire Council for consideration?

Q2. How many of the planning applications submitted for consideration (as per response to Q1) by year and by livestock type and by planning committee (i.e., southern, northern, etc) were supported at the PRE planning application advice stage by Shropshire Planning Team and how many were rejected at PRE planning application stage by the team. Please can you supply the raw data as well as expressing the results as a percentage?

Q3 - Can you please confirm from the total of PRE planning application advice responses provided by Shropshire’s Planning Officers, how many responses were provided by Planning Officer Graham French?

Q4 - Of the total number of PRE planning application advice responses made by Graham French please confirm the total number of responses Mr French supported in moving to full applications and the total number he advised the Applicant/Developer/Agent against moving to full applications.

Q5 - Of the total number of PRE applications that moved to full applications please confirm the number of those applications that were subsequently approved by the Planning Committee and those that were refused by the Planning Committee. Please provide the raw data totals and please also express them as percentages.

Q6 - Of the total number of PRE applications that were subsequently submitted to the Planning Committee please confirm how many involved Graham French as the Case Planning Officer.

Q7. - From the response to Q6 please confirm the number of those applications involving Graham French as the Case Planning Officer, that were subsequently approved by the Planning Committee and how many were refused by the Planning Committee. Please supply the raw data and also the raw data expressed as a percentage.

Q8. - How many of the planning applications recommended for acceptance by year and by livestock type and by planning committee (i.e., southern, northern, etc) were returned for further consideration by the planning committee?

Q9. - How many of the planning applications submitted for consideration by year and by livestock type were withdrawn by the applicant at any stage (i.e., validation, consideration, determination, etc) in the planning process?

I would like the above information to be provided to me as electronic copies.

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I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this request. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

Your sincerely,

Chris Edwards

Shropshire Council

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Planning Applications for Industrial Poultry Units
 

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From: Chris Edwards
Sent: 18 July 2021 23:16
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Planning Applications for Industrial Poultry
Units - Approval v Refusal Attrition

Dear Shropshire Council,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.  With reference to planning applications for Industrial
Poultry Units (including PRE application and full applications/EIA applications)
please provide the following information:

Q1. Over the past 10 years, how many planning applications for intensive livestock
units by year and by livestock type (i.e., poultry, pig, etc) have been submitted to
Shropshire Council for consideration?

All applications are available to view on the online planning register at the Council
website,
[7]https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/planning/a...
There is a simple and an advanced search option available to select relevant
applications.

Q2. How many of the planning applications submitted for consideration (as per response
to Q1) by year and by livestock type and by planning committee (i.e., southern,
northern, etc) were supported at the PRE planning  application advice stage by
Shropshire Planning Team and how many were rejected at PRE planning application
stage  by the team. Please can you supply the raw data as well as expressing the
results as a percentage?

20 pre application enquiries were received in relation to poultry units.  Of these 11
(55%) were acceptable in principle and were subsequently approved by the Planning
Committee (5 South/Southern Committee, 4 North/Northern, 2 Central Committee.  2 (10%)
were not acceptable development, and no further applications were received.  5 (25%)
applications required further amendments, of which 4 were subsequently approved by the
Planning Committee, 2 by the North/ Northern Committee, 1 by the South/Southern, and 1
by the Central Committee).

Grahame French has been the case officer for 2 pre applications, (10%) which were
acceptable in principle, and planning applications have been submitted, both of which
are pending consideration.

Q3 - Can you please confirm from the total of PRE planning  application advice
responses provided by Shropshire’s Planning Officers, how many responses were provided
by Planning Officer Graham French?

See response to Q2.

Q4 - Of the total  number of PRE planning application advice responses made by Graham
French please confirm the total number of responses Mr French supported in moving to
full applications and the total number he advised the Applicant/Developer/Agent
against moving to full applications.

See response to Q2.

Q5 - Of the total number of PRE applications that moved to full applications please
confirm the number of those applications that were subsequently approved by the
Planning Committee and those that were refused by the Planning Committee. Please
provide the raw data totals and please also express them as percentages.

See response to Q2.

Q6 - Of the total number of PRE applications that were subsequently submitted to the
Planning Committee please confirm how many involved Graham French as the Case Planning
Officer.

See response to Q2.

Q7. - From the response to Q6 please confirm the number of those applications
involving Graham French as the Case Planning Officer, that were subsequently approved
by the Planning Committee and how many were refused by the Planning Committee. Please
supply the raw data and also the raw data expressed as a percentage.

See response to Q2.

Q8. - How many of the planning applications recommended for acceptance by year and by
livestock type and by planning committee (i.e., southern, northern, etc) were returned
for further consideration by the planning committee?

See response to Q1.

Q9. - How many of the planning applications submitted for consideration by year and by
livestock type were withdrawn by the applicant at any stage (i.e., validation,
consideration, determination, etc) in the planning process?

See response to Q1.

I would like the above information to be provided to me as electronic copies.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as
I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If
any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to
it with page references and URL links.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days
after you receive this request. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing
that you have received this request.

Your sincerely,

Chris Edwards

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