Planning enforcement action against short-term lets

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Dear Hull City Council,

I’m seeking details of enforcement action taken by your authority’s planning team in relation to properties offered for short-term lets via platforms such as Airbnb.

Please could you provide the following under the Freedom of Information Act:

The number of planning enforcement notices issued by your authority in relation to short-term lets in each financial year from 2011/12 to 2018/19.

The number of planning contravention notices issued by your authority in relation to short-term lets in each financial year from 2011/12 to 2018/19.

If available, please also provide the number of informal warnings issued by your authority’s planning team in relation to short-term lets in each financial year from 2011/12 to 2018/19.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wilding

Information Governance, Hull City Council

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Barkworth Jane, Hull City Council

 

Dear Mr Wilding

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request - 000833/19

 

With regard to your Freedom of Information request received on 24/04/2019,
please find our response below. 

 

 

I’m seeking details of enforcement action taken by your authority’s
planning team in relation to properties offered for short-term lets via
platforms such as Airbnb.

 

Please could you provide the following under the Freedom of Information
Act:

 

The number of planning enforcement notices issued by your authority in
relation to short-term lets in each financial year from 2011/12 to
2018/19.

 

None

 

The number of planning contravention notices issued by your authority in
relation to short-term lets in each financial year from 2011/12 to
2018/19.

 

None

 

If available, please also provide the number of informal warnings issued
by your authority’s planning team in relation to short-term lets in each
financial year from 2011/12 to 2018/19.

 

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Information Governance Officer

Town Clerk's Service

Hull City Council

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Dear Ms Barkworth,

Thanks for your response. Please could you specify the financial years in which the informal warnings were issued, as per my initial request?

Yours sincerely,

Mark Wilding

Barkworth Jane, Hull City Council

Dear Mr Wilding

Apologies about this, there was 1 in 2017/18 and 2 in 2018/19.

Kind Regards

Jane Barkworth
Information Risk Officer
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Dear Ms Barkworth,

Thanks for clarifying.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Wilding