FOI disclosure log

Dear  ***** *****

Re: Freedom of Informa*****ion Reques*****.

*****hank you for your reques***** for informa*****ion under *****he Freedom of Informa*****ion Ac***** 2000, received 21 Augus***** 2019. Your reques***** has been considered and our response is in bold below.

You reques*****ed *****he following: 

I"m following up on *****he Licensing mee*****ing 14 Augus*****, and *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion comple*****ed by Claude**********e Abraham and signed off by Graham Callan (signed on *****he 12 Augus***** and dis*****ribu*****ed a***** *****he mee*****ing). I"m seeking clarifica*****ion of *****he posi*****ion of *****he planning dep***** on *****he s*****a*****us of Uni***** 385, Men*****more *****errace. My FOI reques***** is as follows: Clarifica*****ion as *****o why, in *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion of 12 Augus*****, *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion for Uni***** 385 is no***** given as A3 ie (according *****o *****own and Coun*****ry Planning Use Order of 1987): "Food and drink: Use for *****he sale of food or drink for consump*****ion on *****he premises or of ho***** food for consump*****ion off *****he premises." Please supply links *****o relevan***** legisla*****ion or preceden***** *****ha***** informed *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c s*****a*****us. (as a no*****e, *****he uni***** is producing and selling ho***** food, and is selling drinks for consump*****ion off *****he premises, *****his was *****he basis of *****he applica*****ion *****o *****he Licensing Commi**********ee). Clarifica*****ion on how *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion of Uni***** 385 as B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) is affec*****ed by *****he Licensing Commi**********ee"s acknowledgemen***** *****here has been a significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area, by reason of noise, vibra*****ion, fumes and public nuisance. Please supply any evidence held by *****he Planning Dep***** *****ha***** *****he curren***** occupan*****s are no***** causing significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area. Evidence of any effor*****s made by *****he Planning Depar*****men***** of *****he Council in advance of 12 Augus***** *****o ascer*****ain whe*****her any objec*****ions had been raised abou***** *****he ongoing public nuisance, fumes and noise emana*****ing from Arch 385. Please supply all relevan***** emails and wri**********en correspondence. An explana*****ion of procedure followed which culmina*****ed in *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us - in par*****icular - reference *****o evidence of any consul*****a*****ion abou***** *****his decision wi*****h residen*****s wi*****hin 1/4 mile of Arch 385 prior *****o *****he decision. Please supply copies of any communica*****ion wi*****h *****he applican***** (Wagamama) abou***** *****he progress of *****he decision and *****he likelihood of *****he Uni***** being gran*****ed con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us.

*****he Council’s Response

In rela*****ion *****o your enquiry above, we can confirm *****ha***** *****he Planning service does no***** hold any correspondence wi*****h *****he licensing applican***** on *****his. 

Appeals & Complain*****s Procedure

If you are dissa*****isfied wi*****h *****his response and wish *****o appeal, please wri*****e *****o *****he Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam and *****his will be deal***** wi*****h *****hrough our In*****ernal Review procedure.

Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam - Governance

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Cen*****re

1 Hillman S*****ree*****

London E8 1DY

[email protected]*****ion.co.uk

Your reques***** for an in*****ernal review should be submi**********ed *****o us wi*****hin 40 working days of receip***** by you of *****his response. Any such reques***** received af*****er *****his *****ime will only be considered a***** *****he discre*****ion of *****he Council.

If you are s*****ill no***** sa*****isfied following *****he In*****ernal Review, you have a righ***** *****o appeal *****o *****he Informa*****ion Commissioner a***** *****he con*****ac***** de*****ails provided below.

Informa*****ion Commissioner"s Office
Wycliffe House
Wa*****er Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF 

*****elephone: 01625 545 700

www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely

Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam

IC***** Services
London Borough of Hackney 

Hi Informa*****ion,

Please see response from *****he Council below.

I***** does no***** fully answer *****he following:
Why, in *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion of 12 Augus*****, *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion for Uni***** 385 is no***** given as A3.

A represen*****a*****ion was made by *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y *****o *****he Licensing Commi**********ee, in which a ca*****egory was given. Presumably *****he view of *****he LPA in *****his ins*****ance is no***** arbi*****rary, bu***** is ei*****her based on preceden*****, or *****he con*****ex***** of developmen***** wi*****hin *****he area. Under *****he FOI *****he Planning Depar*****men***** is obliged *****o explain why *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion is no***** given as A3.

I***** does no***** adequa*****ely answer *****he following:
Please supply links *****o relevan***** legisla*****ion or preceden***** *****ha***** informed *****he decision.

Fur*****her de*****ail is needed on any revisions *****o *****he ca*****egories since 1987 relevan***** *****o *****his enquiry.

I *****hink i***** is reasonable *****o ask *****he LPA for *****hese clarifcia*****ions given *****he brevi*****y of *****he response - which I can only imagine *****ook under an hour *****o research and draf*****.

Regards.


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From: [email protected]*****ion.co.uk
Sen*****: 12 Sep*****ember 2019 08:13
*****o: *****[email protected]*****mail.com <*****[email protected]*****mail.com>
Subjec*****: [FOI-3971] FOI Reques***** - Planning


Dear ***** *****



Re: Freedom of Informa*****ion Reques*****.

*****hank you for your reques***** for informa*****ion under *****he Freedom of Informa*****ion Ac***** 2000, received 21 Augus***** 2019. Your reques***** has been considered and our response is in bold below.



You reques*****ed *****he following:

I"m following up on *****he Licensing mee*****ing 14 Augus*****, and *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion comple*****ed by Claude**********e Abraham and signed off by Graham Callan (signed on *****he 12 Augus***** and dis*****ribu*****ed a***** *****he mee*****ing). I"m seeking clarifica*****ion of *****he posi*****ion of *****he planning dep***** on *****he s*****a*****us of Uni***** 385, Men*****more *****errace. My FOI reques***** is as follows: Clarifica*****ion as *****o why, in *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion of 12 Augus*****, *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion for Uni***** 385 is no***** given as A3 ie (according *****o *****own and Coun*****ry Planning Use Order of 1987): "Food and drink: Use for *****he sale of food or drink for consump*****ion on *****he premises or of ho***** food for consump*****ion off *****he premises." Please supply links *****o relevan***** legisla*****ion or preceden***** *****ha***** informed *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c s*****a*****us. (as a no*****e, *****he uni***** is producing and selling ho***** food, and is selling drinks for consump*****ion off *****he premises, *****his was *****he basis of *****he applica*****ion *****o *****he Licensing Commi**********ee). Clarifica*****ion on how *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion of Uni***** 385 as B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) is affec*****ed by *****he Licensing Commi**********ee"s acknowledgemen***** *****here has been a significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area, by reason of noise, vibra*****ion, fumes and public nuisance. Please supply any evidence held by *****he Planning Dep***** *****ha***** *****he curren***** occupan*****s are no***** causing significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area. Evidence of any effor*****s made by *****he Planning Depar*****men***** of *****he Council in advance of 12 Augus***** *****o ascer*****ain whe*****her any objec*****ions had been raised abou***** *****he ongoing public nuisance, fumes and noise emana*****ing from Arch 385. Please supply all relevan***** emails and wri**********en correspondence. An explana*****ion of procedure followed which culmina*****ed in *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us - in par*****icular - reference *****o evidence of any consul*****a*****ion abou***** *****his decision wi*****h residen*****s wi*****hin 1/4 mile of Arch 385 prior *****o *****he decision. Please supply copies of any communica*****ion wi*****h *****he applican***** (Wagamama) abou***** *****he progress of *****he decision and *****he likelihood of *****he Uni***** being gran*****ed con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us.



*****he Council
s Response

In rela*****ion *****o your enquiry above, we can confirm *****ha***** *****he Planning service does no***** hold any correspondence wi*****h *****he licensing applican***** on *****his.


We can confirm *****ha*****, as per *****he con*****en*****s of *****he reps, reps on a licensing applica*****ion are no***** a decision on *****he par***** of *****he LPA. Informa*****ion abou***** use class can be found on *****he planning por*****al ( h**********ps://www.planningpor*****al.co.uk/info/200130/common_projec*****s/9/change_of_use ). We can also advise *****ha***** *****here have been a number of revisions from *****he original legisla*****ion made in 1987.



Appeals & Complain*****s Procedure

If you are dissa*****isfied wi*****h *****his response and wish *****o appeal, please wri*****e *****o *****he Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam and *****his will be deal***** wi*****h *****hrough our In*****ernal Review procedure.

Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam - Governance

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Cen*****re

1 Hillman S*****ree*****

London E8 1DY

[email protected]*****ion.co.uk



Your reques***** for an in*****ernal review should be submi**********ed *****o us wi*****hin 40 working days of receip***** by you of *****his response. Any such reques***** received af*****er *****his *****ime will only be considered a***** *****he discre*****ion of *****he Council.



If you are s*****ill no***** sa*****isfied following *****he In*****ernal Review, you have a righ***** *****o appeal *****o *****he Informa*****ion Commissioner a***** *****he con*****ac***** de*****ails provided below.



Informa*****ion Commissioner"s Office
Wycliffe House
Wa*****er Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

*****elephone: 01625 545 700

www.ico.org.uk



Yours sincerely



Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam

IC***** Services
London Borough of Hackney

 

I"m following up on *****he Licensing mee*****ing 14 Augus*****, and *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion comple*****ed by Claude**********e Abraham and signed off by Graham Callan (signed on *****he 12 Augus***** and dis*****ribu*****ed a***** *****he mee*****ing). I"m seeking clarifica*****ion of *****he posi*****ion of *****he planning dep***** on *****he s*****a*****us of Uni***** 385, Men*****more *****errace. My FOI reques***** is as follows: Clarifica*****ion as *****o why, in *****he Planning Au*****hori*****y Represen*****a*****ion of 12 Aufus*****, *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion for Uni***** 385 is no***** given as A3 ie (according *****o *****own and Coun*****ry Planning Use Order of 1987): "Food and drink: Use for *****he sale of food or drink for consump*****ion on *****he premises or of ho***** food for consump*****ion off *****he premises." Please supply links *****o relevan***** legisla*****ion or preceden***** *****ha***** informed *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c s*****a*****us. (as a no*****e, *****he uni***** is producing and selling ho***** food, and is selling drinks for consump*****ion off *****he premises, *****his was *****he basis of *****he applica*****ion *****o *****he Licensing Commi**********ee). Clarifica*****ion on how *****he ca*****egorisa*****ion of Uni***** 385 as B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) is affec*****ed by *****he Licensing Commi**********ee"s acknowledgemen***** *****here has been a significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area, by reason of noise, vibra*****ion, fumes and public nuisance. Please supply any evidence held by *****he Planning Dep***** *****ha***** *****he curren***** occupan*****s are no***** causing significan***** de*****rimen***** *****o *****he ameni*****y of *****he area. Evidence of any effor*****s made by *****he Planning Depar*****men***** of *****he Council in advance of 12 Augus***** *****o ascer*****ain whe*****her any objec*****ions had been raised abou***** *****he ongoing public nuisance, fumes and noise emana*****ing from Arch 385. Please supply all relevan***** emails and wri**********en correspondence. An explana*****ion of procedure followed which culmina*****ed in *****he decision *****o gran***** con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us - in par*****icular - reference *****o evidence of any consul*****a*****ion abou***** *****his decision wi*****h residen*****s wi*****hin 1/4 mile of Arch 385 prior *****o *****he decision. Please supply copies of any communica*****ion wi*****h *****he applican***** (Wagamama) abou***** *****he progress of *****he decision and *****he likelihood of *****he Uni***** being gran*****ed con*****inued B1c (or any ca*****egory under B1) s*****a*****us.

Dear ***** *****

*****hank you for con*****ac*****ing *****he London Borough of Hackney following our response *****o your reques*****.

*****his will be *****rea*****ed as an In*****ernal Review and we will respond *****o you as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Informa*****ion Managemen***** *****eam