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. Websites/portals for Tender of works

    Please can you provide details on all the website/portals your authority uses to tender any works? Please can the information be provided with the URL to websites/portals shown?

    Published: 6 August 2019

  2. Planning Applications General

    FOI request: FOI to councils across the UK

    Q1. How many planning applications did you receive relating to residential properties in the following time frames? 2017 2018 2019 Total number of applications received

    Q2. How many objections did you receive from residents relating to requests for planning permission in the following timeframes? 2017 2018 2019 Total number of objections received from residents relating to planning permission

    Q3. Please state the highest number of objections related to planning permission that were received for a single development in the following timeframes: 2017 2018 20119 Largest number of complaints for a single development

    Published: 6 August 2019

  3. Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) and Community Protection Notice (CPN) powers

    I would like some information about your authority's use of Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) and Community Protection Notice (CPN) powers, since October 2015. Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) 1. Has your local authority brought through any Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) since October 2015? If so, please give details of the PSPOs (please provide the text of the order(s), and if possible a map of the area affected).

    2. Please state the council body or official who enacted the PSPO (eg, was the PSPO passed by a designated council officer, a designated committee, or full council?).

    3. How have your council's existing PSPOs been enforced since October 2015? For example, please give the number of on-the-spot fines or prosecutions for violation of any PSPO; or any other available statistics regarding enforcement, for example alcohol confiscations.

    4. Are you planning or consulting on a PSPO to bring through in the future? If so, please give details: the text of the order and the planned date of consultation/enactment.

    5. Please state the number of council officers with powers to enforce PSPOs (for example, to issue warnings or fines for violations of the PSPO). If possible, please give the position of these officers (eg, street wardens, dog control officers, environmental officers). Community Protection Notices (CPNs): 1. Please state the number of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) that you have issued in the year between 1 November 2015 - 31 October 2016. Please indicate the subject of these CPNs (eg, messy gardens, feeding the birds, busking, or begging). If possible, please provide the text of these notices. 2. Please state the number of council officers with powers to issue CPNs. Please also state the number of council officers with the power to enforce CPNs (for example, to issue warnings or fines for violations of CPNs). In both cases, if possible, please give the position of these officers (eg, street wardens, dog control officers, environmental officers). Of course, please state if your authority does not have the power to enact PSPOs or CPNs.

    Published: 5 August 2019

  4. Section 106 expenditure

    1. Section 106 payments, expenditure and balances at March 2019 (see excel doc, tab 1)

    2. 2018/19 section 106 expenditure by category (see excel doc, tab 2)

    3. A copy of the council report for 2018/19 s106 allocated expenditure by category. Please provide the response to questions 1 and 2 in the table attached.

    Published: 5 August 2019

  5. FOI Permitted Development Rights

    1. Have you socially housed any individual or group to a residence that is outside your area of authority since 2013?

    2. If yes, has the Council placed any individual or group in social housing accommodation within Harlow, Nazeing, Roydon, Matching, Hastingwood or Sheering (Essex)?

    3. If so, have these individuals/groups been housed in commercial properties converted into residential dwellings under permitted development rights legislation?

    4. If so, would you please detail which converted office buildings these groups been housed in?

    5. How many A. Adults B. Children from your area of authority are being socially housed in converted office buildings in the above towns/villages?

    Published: 5 August 2019

  6. Business Miles

    How many business miles have been travelled by council employees using their own car (greyfleet) in the last 12 months?

    How much money has been reimbursed back to employees for those business miles for greyfleet in the last 12 months? -

    How much does the council reimburse its employees per mile?

    How many miles did council employees drive in the last 12 months in any type of vehicle e.g. greyfleet, council owned, car rental, car club etc.?

    Does the council have an employee travel policy for business travel, which may include other additional modes of transport such as train, car rental etc.

    Published: 5 August 2019

  7. Business Rates

    1. I would like a full list of business and charities that have become responsible for business rates from the 15th June 2019 -30th June 2019.

    2. I would like you to include the date of liability, full business name, address, property type and rv.

    3. Please send over in excel format

    Published: 2 August 2019

  8. Housing info equality act 2010

    For each calendar year since 2010, please could you tell me:

    1. How many requests have been made by members of the public to your council to make reasonable adjustments to buildings within your district, under s.20 of the Equality Act 2010?

    2. Of these requests, how many requests for changes were made specifically requesting changes to accommodate a claimant who is partially sighted or blind?

    3. How many public buildings have cooperated with the reasonable adjustments requests since April 2010?

    4. How many public buildings have not cooperated with the reasonable adjustments requests since April 2010?

    5. How many discrimination claims have been lodged against the council for failing to make reasonable adjustments to buildings under the Equality Act 2010, and how many claims specifically concerned blindness or sight loss?

    6. How many council-employed staff have undergone visual impairment training since April 2010

    7. How many changes have been made to buildings under council control since April 2010 with the following: a. Physical feature changes to buildings to accommodate people with blindness or sight loss b. Additional aids or services provided to accommodate people with blindness or sight loss c. Changes to building operations to accommodate people with blindness or sight loss Preferred format: machine readable / Excel Thank you in advance for any information that you can provide.

    Published: 2 August 2019

  9. Council trip to Freiburg

    Request for any receipts, invoices, emails etc in relation to anyone from the council attending International Sister Cities Conference from October 22nd to 24th, 2018 in Freiburg

    Published: 2 August 2019

  10. Van Emissions

    I would like to request the following information regarding please:

    1. How many road vehicles (vans/minibuses/HGVs/cars/motorbikes) does your local authority currently use either directly or via your contractors

    2. What proportion of these are currently a) zero emissions b) low emissions (ULEZ standard) c) diesel d) pre Euro VI diesel"

    3. What proportion of these vehicles are planned to be a) zero emissions by 2030 b) low emissions (ULEZ standard) by 2030?

    4. Have you signed up to Clean Van Commitment (zero emissions vans by 2028)

    5. Are you involved in any Innovate UK vehicle trials?"

    6. Have you signed the Clean Bus commitment (XXX)?

    7. How many school streets (exclusions zones for cars around schools) are there in your local authority currently - both as a total figure and a percentage of the overall schools, broken down by primary and secondary?

    8. How many school streets are there likely to be by 2022 in your local authority both as a total figure and a percentage of the overall schools, broken down by primary and secondary?

    9. What is preventing you from establishing more school streets (resources / skill set / finances / local opposition)?

    10. What estimate have you made of the financial resources needed to implement school streets?

    Published: 2 August 2019