Request for Planning Application Data

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Dear Maidstone Borough Council,

Please could you share the number of planning applications* that were submitted within 2018 and 2019 under the following thresholds? It would be appreciated if data could be split up separately for 2018 and 2019.

• Residential schemes between 100-150 units**
• Residential schemes between 151-299 units**
• Residential schemes between 300 – 999 units**
• Residential schemes of 1000+ units**
• Non residential schemes between 5ha – 10ha
• Non-residential schemes above 10ha

*Please include outline, full, hybrid and reserved matters planning applications
**Units can be traditional dwellings or apartment units

Yours faithfully,

Katelyn Nagle

Complaints & FOI (MBC), Maidstone Borough Council

Date: 05/03/2021
Ref: FOI/4019

Dear Katelyn Nagle

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

You wrote to us requesting information on numbers of planning applications submitted in 2018 and 2019.

Under section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act, I can confirm that the Council does hold the information you have requested. However, under section 21 of the Act, I am not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available here: https://pa.midkent.gov.uk/online-applica....

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review of our decision, please respond to this email and I will pass it on to Mid Kent Legal Services to conduct a review. Please ensure you outline your reasons for requesting a review.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

FOI Team
Policy and Information
Maidstone Borough Council, Maidstone House King Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ
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