FOI Disclosure Log
Customer Request Details
29 July 2019
Q1. How many objections did you receive from residents relating to planning permission applications on the following grounds in your local authority in the following timeframes:
Reason for objection
2018
2019
Loss of light or overshadowing
Overlooking/loss of privacy
Visual amenity (but not loss of private view)
Adequacy of parking/loading/turning
Highway safety
Traffic generation
Noise and disturbance resulting from use
Hazardous materials
Smells
Loss of trees
Effect on listed building and conservation area
Layout and density of building
Design, appearance and materials
Landscaping
Road access
Local, strategic, regional and national planning policies
Government circulars, orders and statutory instruments
Disabled persons" access
Compensation and awards of costs against the Council at public enquiries
Proposals in the Development Plan
Previous planning decisions (including appeal decisions)
Nature conservation
Archaeology
Solar panels
Other
Q2. Please state the types of developments residents objected to by the following categories:
2016/17
2018/19
2018/19
Building of new housing
Extensions of existing houses
Building of commercial premises
Building of wind turbines
Creation of landfill sites and waste industries
Building of hotels
Building of Power Plants
Building of Hospitals
Building of Car parks
Building / extensions of Train/tram lines
Building / extensions of Airports and runways
Building of Nightlife venues (e.g. Clubs/bars)
Other planning permission complaint
Q3. Of these complaints, please state how many led to the following actions being carried out:
20117
2018
20119
Demolition
Revision of planning application
Certificate of lawfulness
Negotiated remedial works/ enforcement notice
Development stop notice
Fines/compensation
No action
East Herts Council Response
29 July 2019
I am writing to acknowledge your written request for information.
Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing reference to a third party.
The Act defines a number of exemptions, which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment of your request and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.
If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.
There may be a fee payable for this information, this will be considered and you will be informed if any fees are payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for the response is suspended until receipt of payment.
If you have any queries about the processing of your request then please do not hesitate to contact me.
It is important that you include the above FOI reference number on all correspondence related to this request.
Your personal details will be held within out Information Request case management system, and only used for the purposes of evaluating and processing your request.
While details of your information request may be published on the council website, your personal details will never be published or released to anyone outside the council unless it is required by the Information Commissioners Office.
Thank you for your request.
East Herts Council Response
12 August 2019
After consideration of your request I am writing to you to advise that the Council are not obliged to supply the information you have requested.
The Council has decided that the cost to locate, retrieve and extract the information you requested exceeds the appropriate limit as laid down in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
In accordance with Section 17 of the Freedom Of Information Act 2000 this document acts as a Refusal Notice.
We do not hold data in a retrievable form that allows breakdown as you describe. In order to process this request a manual search of records would be required that would take over the 18 hours imposed by the act.
If you have a query or complaint about the processing of your request please do not hesitate to contact me.
Alternatively for more information on the Freedom of Information Act contact the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone 0303 123 1113
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
It is important that you include the above FOI reference number on all correspondence related to this request.
I apologise that your request cannot be met and should you have any further queries or wish to discuss submitting an information request in the future then please contact me.
Yours sincerely