Residential Property
Dear Northumberland County Council,
“By full address (i.e. house number/name & full postcode area), can you please provide the following data for all residential properties within your respective district area in an spreadsheet format (Excel etc)?
- Property Type (House, Flat etc)
- Property Style (Detached, Semi Detached etc)
- Number of Bedrooms
- If a flat, how many storeys? (Where Applicable)
- If a flat, what cladding was used? (Where applicable)
- Date of Construction
- If property is of Non-Traditional construction (Where applicable i.e. Wimpey No Fines, Airey)
- If any property is Non-Traditional construction, has a repair certificate been issued and if so what was the data of issue? (Where Applicable)
- If the property is ex-Local Authority (Where applicable)
Yours faithfully,
Yours faithfully,
S Evans
Our Ref: 4570
Dear Enquirer,
INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information which will be dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental
Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, we
will let you know the likely charges before proceeding.
If you have any queries about this matter please contact us. Please
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Kind regards
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Our Ref: 4570
Dear Enquirer,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to residential
properties.
Right of Access
Section 1(1) of the Act provides any person making a request for
information to a public authority is entitled.
(a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds
information of the description specified in the request (which Section
1(6) of the Act designates as the "duty to confirm or deny"), and
(b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to him.
The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the
document or record which contains it.
The Act creates a general right of access to information held by public
authorities subject to various exemptions.
Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you
have requested, please see the following response.
“By full address (i.e. house number/name & full postcode area), can you please provide the
following data for all residential properties within your respective district area in an
spreadsheet format (Excel etc)?
- Property Type (House, Flat etc)
This question is refused under Section 21 of the FOI Act - please see guidance further down this
email. This information is accessible by other means via the following
website: [1]https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/busines...
- Property Style (Detached, Semi Detached etc)
This question is refused under Section 21 of the FOI Act - please see guidance further down this
email. This information is accessible by other means via the following
website: [2]https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/busines...
- Number of Bedrooms
We do not hold this information.
- If a flat, how many storeys? (Where Applicable)
This question is refused under Section 21 of the FOI Act - please see guidance further down this
email. This information is accessible by other means via the following
website: [3]https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/busines...
- If a flat, what cladding was used? (Where applicable)
We do not hold this information.
- Date of Construction
We do not hold this information.
- If property is of Non-Traditional construction (Where applicable i.e. Wimpey No Fines, Airey)
We do not hold this information.
- If any property is Non-Traditional construction, has a repair certificate been issued and if so
what was the data of issue? (Where Applicable)
We do not hold this information.
- If the property is ex-Local Authority (Where applicable)
We do not hold this information.
Duty to confirm or deny
The public interest test requires Northumberland County Council to confirm that we hold
information in relation to your request.
Exemptions
The Freedom of Information Act sets out various exemptions to the right of access.
In the present case the County Council takes the view that the information relating to parts of
your request is exempt under the following provisions;
Section 21 of the Act states that a public Authority does not need to provide information under
section 1 of the Act if that information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other
means.
The information is available by following the link listed under the refused questions.
Notice of Refusal
Please treat this letter as a Notice of Refusal as regards the information covered by the Section
21 Exemption.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been
handled, you can request an internal review by writing within 2 months
from the date of this response to the Information Governance Office:
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Email: [4][Northumberland County Council request email]
Information Commissioner
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have a
right by Section 50 of the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner
for a decision as to whether your request has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Email: [5][email address]
There is no charge for making an appeal.
Yours sincerely
FOI Coordinator - Finance Group
Information Governance Office
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 2EF
Tel: 0345 600 6400
Email: [6][Northumberland County Council request email]
Web: [7]http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
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