Planning Permission
Dear Vale of Glamorgan Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information;
Has your council declared a climate emergency?
Please provide a breakdown of how many projects in the following categories your council has objected to, rejected and approved over the last three years; battery storage, wind and solar.
What is the average time taken to make a decision on each of the following types of projects; battery storage, solar and wind.
Yours faithfully,
Liam Porter
Dear Liam Porter
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information regarding details of what the Vale of Glamorgan Council are doing with regards to a climate emergency.
Your request was received on 03/01/2024 and is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your query has been given the reference 00206342.
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Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
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Dear Liam Porter
Thank you for your request for information that we received on the 3rd of January 2024.
Your request
Has your council declared a climate emergency?
Please provide a breakdown of how many projects in the following categories your council has objected to, rejected and approved over the last three years; battery storage, wind and solar.
What is the average time taken to make a decision on each of the following types of projects; battery storage, solar and wind.
Our response
With regards to your first question the Vale of Glamorgan Council has declared a climate emergency.
With regards to the second and third parts of your request we do not store this information in an accessible format however you could access information via our online planning register.
https://vogonline.planning-register.co.uk/
On the left of the screen choose Planning Search then Standard Search. Using the proposal field enter relevant search criteria such as solar and the Decision Between dates. This will generate a list of applications that match your criteria and you will then be able to look at the detail of each if required. This search will be limited in that it will only return applications where the applicant / agent has mentioned the specific word in the proposal.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
c/o The Monitoring Officer - [email address]
Or by post to The Monitoring Officer, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry, CF63 4RU.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office - Wales
Second Floor, Churchill House
Churchill Way,
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
029 20678400 / Fax:029 20678399
[email address]
Yours sincerely
Information Governance Officer
Legal Services
Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
tel / ffôn: 01446 700111
mob / sym:
e-mail / e-bost: [email address] or [email address]
Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
Ystyriwch yr amgylchedd. Peidiwch ag argraffu'r neges hon oni bai fod gwir angen.
Visit our Website at http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/
Ewch i'n gwefan yn http://www.bromorgannwg.gov.uk/
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Follow us on Twitter / Dilynwch ni ar Twitter
Correspondence is welcomed in Welsh or English / Croesewir Gohebiaeth yn y Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg.
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