FOI request (FOI217744)

Sprinklers

Requested Thu 29 June 2017
Responded  Thu 29 June 2017

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act and as such request a response within 20 working days of today's date which is Tuesday, 20th June 2017.

1. Does the council own, manage, or run through a third party / arms length organisation, any residential high-rise tower blocks (in this case, defined as those that are 30 metres or higher)?

2. Please specify for each tower block as defined in question 1:

   1. The name of the block

   2. The location of the block (address)

   3. The height of the block in metres

   4. The height of the block in storeys

   5. The date the block was built

   6. Whether there are sprinklers (for fire safety) in each of the flats within the block (yes or no)

   7. Whether these sprinklers were installed retrospectively

   8. The date the sprinklers were installed retrospectively (month and year)

   9. The cost of the project of retrofitting sprinklers for the block

   10. The purpose the block is used for and if that purpose has changed at any point since it was built

   11. Whether the block is used to house a specific demographic eg elderly people, people with special needs, and please specify demographic.

You might want to use the following table to provide your answers to question 2:

Name of tower block

Location

Height in metres

Height in storeys

Date block was built (month, year)

Sprinklers installed throughout? (yes or no)

Were the sprinklers retro-fitted? (yes or no, if yes please specify date installed (month, year)

Total cost of retrofitting sprinklers for entire block

Date that the purpose of the block changed

Specific demographic of the tenants

Response

As per your email dated 20 June 2017 - this Freedom of Information request has been withdrawn.