Pending Planning application numbers (FOI)

Request

A

How many applications are currently 'pending' in the planning department?

B

If all were approved immediately, how many units of residential accommodation would become available for islanders to buy or rent?

C

How many would be flats and houses, broken down by bedrooms per unit?

D

How long does the department think it will take to free up this backlog before being able to deal with new applications in a timely and acceptable fashion?

Response

A

A search can be carried out on the planning register linked below in relation to pending applications by selecting the relevant choices from the drop-down menus. Therefore, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Planning application search (gov.je)

B

The Planning section do not maintain a list regarding the requested information, therefore, Article 10 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

C

The requested information is held within specific applications on the planning register linked above, therefore, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

D

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 gives a right to request information that is held in recorded form, unless exempt. 

This part of the request poses a question rather than seeking information held in a recorded form.

This information is not held, therefore, Article 10 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Articles applied

Article 10 - Obligation of scheduled public authority to confirm or deny holding Information

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if –

(a) a person makes a request for information to a scheduled public authority; and

(b) the authority does not hold the information, it must inform the applicant accordingly.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.