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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  1. Renters Rights Implementation

    Please process this as a Freedom of Information request:

     

    Q1: Has the council's Private Sector Housing enforcement officers been provided with any Justice For Tenants services free of charge (please delete as appropriate):

    (a) Bundled services package: Yes-£5000-pack / Yes-£2000-pack / No

    (b) CPN Generator : Yes / No

    (c) Training Course(s) : Yes / No

    (d) Model Licence Condition or Policy Documents: Yes / No

    (e) Case Reviews/Advice : Yes / No

    (f) Other : Yes / No

     

    Q2: Have charged-for services provided by Justice For Tenants been used ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No

     

    Q3: Were the charged-for services reasonable value for money ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No

     

    Q5: If you have not used JFT's services to date but intend to:

     

      *   (please delete options that do not apply):

     

            *   Use free services only

            *   Use both free and paid-for services

            *   Not Yet Sure

     

    Q6: Does the council have a formal process for offered/accepted gifts to be registered/recorded ?

     

         *   (please delete as appropriate): Yes / No / Not Sure

     

    Q7: If JFT services used free of charge have been registered as one or more gifts:

     

      *   (please delete options to leave the best-fit statement):

     

            *   A single gift entry has been made covering all use together.

            *   Entries are made periodically (monthly/ quarterly/annually) at the end of the period.

            *   Officers are expected to make a gift register entry each time they use a free JFT service.

            *   Not applicable – free use has not been registered as a gift.

     

    Q8: If JFT services used free of charge have not been registered as a gift:

     

      *   (please delete options to leave the best-fit statement):

     

         *   Free use is not registered as a gift because there is no personal gain for the officers.

         *   Free use is not registered because the service always free.

         *   Free use is not registered because the value of each use is below the policy threshold.

         *   Not applicable – free use is registered as a gift.

     

    Published: 1 July 2026

  2. EIR - contaminated land inspections

    I would like the following under the terms of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR).


    * The number of potentially contaminated sites identified by your council in 2000.

    * The number of these sites that were deemed high risk.

    The number of sites inspected that had significant levels of contamination, but have since been remediated.

     Details of the location of the potentially contaminated sites that were deemed high risk.

    * This could be in the form of addresses, lat and long coordinates, or grid reference numbers. I would like this information sent to me in an Excel friendly format.


    In addition, I would also like to request, under EIR:

    * The number of contaminated land inspections carried out per year by the council, from 1 January 2022 to 1 June 2026.

    * The amount of money currently allocated to contaminated land work in the council’s most recent budget.

    * The date of their last published Contaminated Land Inspection Strategy produced by your council.

    Published: 1 July 2026

  3. Glyphosate and pesticide management

    I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations about the use of glyphosate for amenity weed killing and any breaches of UK pesticide regulations.

    The queries are as follows:

    1. Do you or your landscape/ grounds maintenance contractors use glyphosate?

    2. Have you or your contractors used any alternative products or methods to glyphosate for weed control? If so what are they?

    3. Has your council's policy regarding use of glyphosate to kill weeds changed in the last 5 years? Are there any plans to change in the future?

    4. Have your grounds maintenance teams or contractors been found to be in breach of Health & Safety Executive Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 or Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 in the last 12 months?

    If so, please outline:
    The nature of the infringement of each incident and whether it led to of the following:
    Improvement Notice
    Fee for Intervention
    Prosecution

     

    Published: 1 July 2026

  4. Planning Class E (Café/restaurant) change of use/licensing applications

    For each of the financial years 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 (to date), please provide the following information. This request relates to Guildford Borough Council.


    1. The total number of planning applications received for change of use to restaurant or café use (Use Class E — restaurant/café), and of those determined, (a) the average and median number of calendar days from validation to decision; and (b) the number determined within the 8-week statutory period and the number that exceeded it.


    2. The total number of new premises licence applications received under the Licensing Act 2003 where the primary use of the premises is as a restaurant or café, and of those determined, (a) the average and median number of calendar days from receipt of application to grant or refusal of the licence; and (b) the number determined within the authority's target timeframe and the number that exceeded it.

    Published: 1 July 2026

  5. Residential leasehold properties

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting the following information:


    1. The number of residential leasehold properties in which Guildford Borough Council are the freeholder.


    2. Of those properties (1), the number which currently have less than 80 years remaining on the lease.


    3. Of those properties (1), the number which currently have between 80 and 90 years remaining on the lease.


    4. Of those properties (1), the number which currently have more than 100 years remaining on the lease.

    Published: 1 July 2026

  6. Freedom of Information request - Workplace smoking compliance

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to please request information relating to compliance with workplace smoking regulations within your local authority area.

    Please provide the following information for the period 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2025:

    1. The number of complaints received relating to breaches of smoke-free workplace legislation.

    2. The number of inspections undertaken in response to such complaints.

    3. The number of instances where a business was found not to display the required no-smoking signage.

    4. The number of warnings, improvement notices, or equivalent enforcement actions issued.

    5. The number and monetary value of Fixed Penalty Notices issued

    Where available, please provide a breakdown of the above information per calendar year (e.g. 2023, 2024, and 2025).

    Published: 1 July 2026

  7. Planning Application Enquiry

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to planning applications for residential home extensions within your local authority area.

    For each financial year from 2024/25 to 2025/26 (or the most recent two years available), please provide:

    1. The total number of planning applications submitted for residential home extensions.

    2. The total number of planning applications for residential home extensions that were approved.

    3. The total number of planning applications for residential home extensions that were refused.

    4. Where available, a breakdown of applications and refusals by extension type, including:
    Rear extensions
    Side extensions
    Front extensions
    Two-storey extensions
    Loft conversions
    Conservatories
    Other residential extensions

    5. Where available, the five most common reasons cited for refusal of residential extension applications during the period.

    Published: 1 July 2026

  8. Paupers funerals

    Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to Paupers funerals (sometimes referred to as 'Public Health Act' Funerals) where persons have died with no known next of kin (blood relatives) from 1st April 2026 to the day of your reply (or as close as possible). Please include:

    1. full names of deceased persons,

    2. dates of death,

    3. marital status,

    4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,

    5. dates of birth or ages at death,

    6. last known addresses,

    7. estimated value of estates,

    8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to any third party, if so to whom, or confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why. 

    Published: 1 July 2026

  9. Transactions under £250

    Under the FOI Act 2000, please provide a list of all transactions under £250 made using corporate purchasing cards, procurement cards and/or council credit cards between April 1 2025 and March 31 2026.

    Please include where recorded

    · transaction date

    · supplier/payee

    · transaction amount

    · department or service area

    · transaction description/reference

    Published: 25 June 2026

  10. Temporary Accommodation Supply

    Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

    1. The names or job titles of the officers or teams responsible for procuring and managing temporary accommodation providers.


    2. Direct email addresses and telephone numbers for the relevant Temporary Accommodation, Housing Supply, Procurement or Private Sector Leasing teams, where held.


    3. Details of your supplier onboarding process or procurement route for new accommodation providers.


    4. Any published guidance or criteria used when assessing prospective temporary accommodation providers.


    5. Any indicative, standard or typical nightly-paid and monthly rate ranges currently offered for studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and larger family accommodation, or any published framework or schedule of rates where such information is held.

    Published: 25 June 2026