Ref: RFI/191/24
Please quote this reference in any communication.
Request Date:
11 July 2024
Dear Sir / Madam
REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 2000”
With reference to the part of your correspondence which is a request for access to
information held by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council located in Northern
Ireland under the above legislation. Please see our response to your respective
questions below in blue text.
Request and Response (in blue text):
1. “How many of/which of these trees were removed due to claims or requests
from insurance companies.
Council can confirm no records have shown trees were removed due to
claims or requests from insurance companies.
2. How much the council paid to remove each tree (if this can be attributed per
removal, or how much the council spent on tree removal each financial year
if not).
3. How much the council paid out in insurance claims for tree damage to
properties (individual claim values preferred, but an aggregate value may be
acceptable if the council considers the individual values to be exempt from
disclosure)
4. The number of trees where removal has been requested, but was either
refused, an alternative solution found, or the situation is still ongoing; any
breakdown that can be provided (similar to above, e.g, species and location)
would be appreciated.”
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has conducted a search of its
records and can confirm that it does not hold the information requested
above in response to 2;3; and 4. This is because this information is not
retained in Council.
This concludes the response.
Individuals are free to use any information supplied, where the Council is the copyright
owner of the information, for their own use, including for non-commercial research
Telephone: +44 (0) 28 7034
7034
Fax: +44 (0) 28 703
Civic Headquarters, Cloonavin,
4 7026
66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, BT52 1EY
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
purposes. The information may also be used for the purposes of news reporting.
However, any other type of re-use, such as: copying, publishing, distributing and
transmitting the Information; adapting the Information; exploiting the Information
commercially for example, by combining it with other Information, or by including it in
your own commercial product or application, will be subject to the copyright and re-
use conditions under the Open Government Licence.
If you are dissatisfied with how the Council handled your request for information, you
have the right to request that the Council formally review this decision. If you wish to
do so, please write within 40 working days to the:
Chief Executive
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Cloonavin
66 Portstewart Road
Coleraine, BT52 1EY.
Should you remain dissatisfied following the Council’s internal review, you can seek
an independent review from the Information Commissioner. A request for an
independent review should be made in writing to: Information Commissioner at ICO,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. The Information
Commissioner has indicated that a review will not be undertaken unless the Council
has first had an opportunity to reconsider its decision.
Please be advised that under the Freedom of Information Act, replies including the
request
may
be
released
into
the
public
domain
via
our
website
www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk. Personal details in respect of your request will,
where applicable, be removed to protect confidentiality.
Yours faithfully
Martin McCook C.Build E MCABE
Interim Head of Estates
Telephone: +44 (0) 28 7034 7034
Fax: +44 (0) 28 7034 7026
Civic Headquarters, Cloonavin,
Email: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
66 Portstewart Road, Coleraine, BT52 1EY
www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
