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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435 disclosures

  1. Parking fines (Penalty Charge Notices)

    1. Number of PCNs issued by your council in 2018 (or in the last twelve-month period for which data exists, since 2015)

    2. Number of PCNs from the above category which were challenged

    3. Number of the above challenges which were made online, by post, or by other means (itemised)

    4. Number of the above challenged PCNs in each category which were upheld by the Council, and the number of the above challenged PCNs in which category which were not upheld/cancelled by the Council

    Published: 13 March 2019

  2. Fixed Penalty Notices for littering, 2014-19

    1) I would like to be told the number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued by the council for littering for the following years: :: 2014/15 :: 2015/16 :: 2016/17 :: 2017/18 :: 2018/19 - to the most recent available figures.

    2) What was the revenue to the council from the issuing of FPNs for littering for the following years: :: 2014/15 :: 2015/16 :: 2016/17 :: 2017/18 :: 2018/19 - to the most recent available figures.

    3) Could you please specify what the council consider 'littering'? - ie are there separate penalties for dog mess or cigarette butts or do these all come under 'littering'? If there is a breakdown of what constitutes 'littering' please provide it.

    4) How much is the fine of Fixed Penalty Notices you issue?

    5) Who patrols areas and issues FPN's for littering on behalf of the council? Are officers directly employed by the council or is monitoring litter subcontracted to a private company? If so, which one?

    6) What was the revenue to a private company, if any, for issuing FPNs for littering on behalf of the council for the following years: :: 2014/15 :: 2015/16 :: 2016/17 :: 2017/18 :: 2018/19 - to the most recent available figures.

    Published: 13 March 2019

  3. Engineers Drawing of New Traffic Junction at Blackwell Farm/Hog's Back

    Please send me a copy of the engineer's drawing of the proposed new traffic junction connecting the development at Blackwell Farm with the A31 on the Hog's Back. I believe this was submitted to the Public Hearing on the Local Plan last June (2018).

    Published: 13 March 2019

  4. Directly employed Groundskeepers

    I would like to know how many Groundskeepers the council currently directly employs to maintain sports pitches in its area?

    Published: 11 March 2019

  5. Childrens Playgrounds

    1. How many children's playgrounds were managed by the local authority in each year from 2009-10?

    2. How many children's playgrounds (existing or planned) have been closed or cancelled because of cuts to the local authority's budget in each year since 2009-10?

    3. How much local authority money has been spent on children's playgrounds in each year since 2009-10?

    4. How many children's playgrounds are proposed for closure within the next year?

    5. Has the local authority charged for the use of any children's playgrounds under its control and, if so, when this charge was introduced, how much was this charge introduced and how many children's play areas the charge has applied to in each year since 2009-10?

    Published: 11 March 2019

  6. Homeless people on average are using your SWEP provision each night

    Please confirm how many homeless people on average are using your Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) provision each night so far this winter(2018/19).

    Please also provide the same information for the previous two years (winter 2016/17 and winter 2017/18).

    Published: 11 March 2019

  7. Amount spent on website

    I would like to know how much the Council has spent on the GBC website.

    Published: 11 March 2019

  8. Statistics on refused Housing Applications

    I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, that you supply me with the following:

    a) housing planning applications refused

    b) the percentage of housing planning applications refused

    c) the percentage granted every year since and including 2016?

    Published: 11 March 2019

  9. How many complaints did your council receive about noise nuisance in 2018 and 2019?

    How many complaints did your council receive about noise nuisance in 2018 and 2019 (to date)? (Please provide figures for each separate year)

    Published: 7 March 2019

  10. Vacant Properties and their Council Tax

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

    How many dwellings have been vacant in your authority each year from 2016 to 2018, with the count broken down by: - Year - The council tax bands (A - H) of the vacant dwellings each year

    Total number of bedrooms for the vacant dwellings listed in 2018?

    Total number of vacant dwellings that were earmarked for demolition in 2018?

    How many dwellings were vacant in your authority in 2018 for: - 2 - 4 years - 5 - 9 years - 10+ years Could you tell me how many dwellings under the highest value Council Tax Band (H) were vacant in your authority in 2018 for: - 2 - 4 years - 5 - 9 years - 10+ years

    Published: 6 March 2019