Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Guildford

This is a disclosure log of Guildford Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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433 disclosures

  1. Provision of Public Toilets

    1. How many public toilets are currently open in your council area and how many of these are accessible?

    2. How many public toilets have been open for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 and how many have been accessible?

    3. How much is currently being spent on providing and maintaining public toilets in your council area and how much has been spent for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

    4. How many of the public toilets available require the public to pay to access them, how much do they charge, for this year and each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024?

    • N.B. By public toilet I mean a toilet operated by the council which is available for the public to use.

    Published: 13 May 2025

  2. Right to Buy Numbers

    I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act of 2000:

    1. The number of council and housing association permanent residency properties built or bought by the council or associations (excluding temporary accommodation), compared with the number of social properties bought under ‘Right to Buy’, for every year since 1980. If data is not available that far back, provide information from 2005.

    2. The total number of council and housing association permanent residency properties, excluding temporary accommodation, for every year since 1980. If the data is not available that far back, provide information from 2005.

    3. Percentage of social housing occupants in permanent residency properties compared to private rentals and owner-occupied properties.

    Published: 7 May 2025

  3. Second homes

    Second Home Premium:

    1. Does the council currently charge a premium on second homes?

    2. If so, what is the rate of the premium (expressed as a percentage or multiplier of the standard council tax rate)

      Impact Assessment:

    3. Has the council undertaken any impact assessment(s) on the effect of the second home premium on the local economy?

    4. If so, please provide a copy of the assessment(s).

      Definition of a Second Home:

    5. How does the council define a second home for council tax purposes?

      Disputes:

    6. Have any households challenged the classification of their property as a second home?

    7. If yes, how many such disputes have there been, and how many resulted in a change of status?

    Published: 7 May 2025

  4. Overturned PCN Enquiry

    I would like to ask how many traffic-related (both parking and moving traffic) Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) have been overturned/refunded by your body each year for the last five. For 2024, I would appreciate data to the end of the year, as this is being sent on December 30. If this information is not available for moving traffic offences for the last five years, please provide the numbers for as long as the data is available. Please let me know if you have any questions about my request.

    Published: 10 January 2025

  5. Cashless Parking at car parks

    1. On which of your sites do you own or operate car parks? 

      See list attached.

    2. In which of these car parks are cashless parking solutions used?  Please list.

      See list attached.

    3. For those car parks with cashless parking - what solutions are currently being used (pay by phone, pay by app, on-line, space booking etc.)?  Please state for each car park.

      Pay by Phone.

    Published: 9 January 2025

  6. Planning permission for Residential development applications / new homes in 2023/24

    1. How many new homes were completed in your authority in the financial year 2023/24?

    2. How many residential development applications received planning permission in the financial year 2023/24?

    Published: 26 July 2024

  7. EIR: Removal and replanting of trees owned by GBC

    1. Can you tell me how many trees the council has ordered to be removed in the last 10 years? I would like information on all trees felled by council departments including those on streets and in woodlands.

    2. And how many have been replanted in that period?

    3. Can you specify how many trees were cut down because they faced insurance claims?

    4. Can you specify how many trees were cut down to allow the construction of housing developments? If providing stats going back 10 years is not possible can you provide stats for tree felling for the past 5 or 3 years?

    Published: 13 June 2024

  8. Social Housing statistics

    See below.

    Published: 3 June 2024

  9. Chantry Wood Campsite

    I request a copy of all documents relating to the decision to close Chantry Wood campsite made at the Executive meeting on the 8th of January 2019, including but not limited to, all meeting minutes, analysis, reports and significant correspondence relating to the decision, both before the 8th of January and since that date.

    Published: 7 May 2024

  10. visitor numbers for the Chantry Wood Campsite for the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.

    I would like the visitor numbers for the Chantry Wood Campsite for the years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22. To include: - which dates were booked - number of people in each booking - forecast bookings ie bookings made but still in the future - if available, categories of visitor eg family group/ school/ Scouts/ Playrangers/other internal GBC/ other organisation etc. - if available, information on any cancellations. ie. which of the bookings were later cancelled or rebooked.

    Published: 7 May 2024