FOI request (FOIR-696122143)

Sale of Open Space Land

Requested Fri 14 March 2025
Responded Tue 01 April 2025

I consider that this is a request for information under the Environmental Information Regulations; it 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

1. Information on assets sold is only held for 6 years from date of sale, in line with the council's data retention guidelines. Therefore a list of open space land sold since 1 April 2019 is provided at Q2.

2. Information on assets sold is only held for 6 years from date of sale, in line with the council's data retention guidelines. Therefore a list of open space land sold since 1 April 2019 is as follows:

29/07/2022 Harrow Lane Former Recreation Ground

22/08/2023 Sainsburys access road

16/01/2024 Upper Wilting Farm land, lot 1

09/02/2024 Land at Crowhurst Road

28/03/2024 Upper Wilting Farm land, lot 2

3. We confirm the advertising requirements of the Local Government Act 1972 were followed in all sales of open space land.