FOI release

Sale of open space land from 13/11/1980

This request was refused in part, so we didn't provide some of the information the requester asked for. This may include information where we can neither confirm nor deny that we hold it.

Case reference FOI2025/00519

Received 14 March 2025

Published 27 March 2025

Request

Sale of Open Space Land

This request relates to information concerning the Council’s activities in relation to open space and is in the public interest to be disclosed.

1. Please list all open space land sold by the Council, including open space land sold by any of its predecessor authorities, since 13 November 1980.

2. If the Council is unable to respond to question 1 (setting out the reason that may be the case), then, in the alternative and to the extent documents are retained and readily available, please list all open space sold by the Council, including open space land sold by any of its predecessor authorities, since 2000.

3. With regard to the open space land listed as sold, please confirm whether the advertising requirements at section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 were followed.

Response

Sale of Open Space Land

This request relates to information concerning the Council’s activities in relation to open space and is in the public interest to be disclosed.

1. Please list all open space land sold by the Council, including open space land sold by any of its predecessor authorities, since 13 November 1980.

Answer: Please see the attached FOI2025 00519 Response Spreadsheet.

Please note, the Service Area have advised we only have records dating back to 2015.

2. If the Council is unable to respond to question 1 (setting out the reason that may be the case), then, in the alternative and to the extent documents are retained and readily available, please list all open space sold by the Council, including open space land sold by any of its predecessor authorities, since 2000.

Answer: Please see the response to question 1 above.

3. With regard to the open space land listed as sold, please confirm whether the advertising requirements at section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 were followed.

Answer: All disposals of open space would be advertised on our council website in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 and could be viewed via the following link:

Notice of disposal of public open space – Herefordshire Council

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

Documents

• FOI2025 00519 Response Spreadsheet.csv (1.4 KB)

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