FOI request (FOIR-551396373)

Tiny Home and Eco Home Building Permissions

Requested Mon 02 October 2023
Responded  Thu 19 October 2023

I would appreciate it if you could provide me with the following information:

1. The total number of applications made for the construction of tiny homes, eco homes, or homes built from shipping containers in the UK over the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively.

2. A breakdown of the number of applications mentioned above by year, specifying the number of applications for each of the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years.

3. The number of applications that were approved for the construction of tiny homes, eco homes, or homes built from shipping containers over the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively.

4. A breakdown of the number of approvals mentioned above by year, specifying the number of approvals for each of the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years.

5. The number of applications that were rejected for the construction of tiny homes, eco homes, or homes built from shipping containers over the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years, respectively.

6. A breakdown of the number of rejections mentioned above by year, specifying the number of rejections for each of the last 12 months, 3 years, and 5 years.

7. Information on the geographic distribution of these applications and approvals, including details on the regions or local authorities where they were filed and granted.

8. Any specific policies, guidelines, or criteria that local authorities use to evaluate applications for tiny homes, eco homes, or homes built from shipping containers.

9. Any available data or insights regarding the reasons for rejections of these applications.

10. Information on any trends or changes in the number of applications, approvals, or rejections for such housing types over the specified time periods.

11. Any other relevant information or insights that may assist in understanding the process and success rates of obtaining permissions for these housing types.

Response

1. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

2. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

3. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

4. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

5. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

6. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

7. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

8. This information held on public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

9. The Freedom of Information Act is based on recorded information held by a local authority which does not provide insights. However, reports for applications are available to view publicly using public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

10. Information not held.

11. Information in respect of the process available:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/

Approvals and refusals can be viewed using public access:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/