Steve Atkinson MA(Oxon) MBA FIoD FRSA

Chief Executive

Hinckley Hub • Rugby Road • Hinckley • Leicestershire • LE10 0FR

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Our Ref: FOI2996
Date: 7 September

Hinckley Hub • Rugby Road • Hinckley • Leicestershire • LE10 0FR

Telephone 01455 238141 • MDX No 716429 • Fax 01455 251172 •

Dear Peter

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST – REFERENCE HR/2996

Your request for information has now been considered and the information requested is shown below:

Date / Number of Section 215 Cases / Number of Warning Letters Sent / No Action taken – Not affecting Public amenity of the area / Notices Issued
1 January 2015 to current day / 19 / 15 / 4 / 1
1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 / 38 / 16 / 19 / 3
1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 / 39 / 17 / 19 / 3
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 / 25 / 9 / 12 / 4
1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 / 52 / 24 / 23 / 5
1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010 / 27 / 14 / 9 / 4

d) Since January 1 2010, the local planning authority has issued 20 Section 215 Notices

e) Out of the Section 215 Notices none have been appealed

f) In regard to the 20 Notices served, 9 have been resolved and 11 are still outstanding which are awaiting the local planning authority to undertake direct action to resolve the properties

g) No fixed budget – 2010=£723.40, 2013=£4323.25, 2014=£1898.63, 2015=£294.37

h) Each Section 215 case from undertaking a site visit to drafting and sending appropriate letters and then serving a Section 215 Notice takes approximately 2 days of officer’s time

i) The serving of a Section 215 Notice is under a Scheme of Delegation, the power to serve a Section 215 Notice is under the Deputy Chief Executive (Community Direction), Chief Planning & Development Officer, Development Control Manager, Principal Planning Officers, Chief Executive, Chief Officer (Corporate Governance & Housing Repairs), Legal Services Manager, Chief Officer (Environmental Health)

j) Has not been considered at Planning Committee

- Protocol on Enforcement Procedure and Section 215 June 2011

- Planning Enforcement Register

The information that we provide in a response to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests is subject to copyright protection.The copyright is owned by eitherthe councilor a third party. Simply because the information is available under the legislation does not mean the council or the third party has waived its copyright.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own non-commercial research or private study purposes.However in line with Section 7 of Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council has not yet identified any content which it will permit the re-use of information. If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request you should write to:

Julie Kenny

Chief Officer for Corporate Governance & Housing Repairs

Hinckley Hub

Rugby Road

Hinckley

Leicestershire

LE10 0FR

Please quote your FOI reference no. and ask that your request be reviewed under the Council's internal appeals procedure.If after the appeal process you are still dissatisfied, you can complain to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone:01625 545 700

Yours sincerely

Mrs H Rishworth

Information Governance Officer

Hinckley Hub • Rugby Road • Hinckley • Leicestershire • LE10 0FR

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