Freedom of information (FOI) releases from South Derbyshire District Council

This is a disclosure log of South Derbyshire District Council's responses to freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) requests that might be of wider public interest.

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  1. Environmental Enquiry - WIE22180 - Brockwell Solar Farm, Parcel B - PRA

    I'm undertaking an environmental assessment at land at the west of Longford Lane near the village of Church Broughton, approximately 13km west of Derby (Site Plan attached).

    For the above site I am enquiring if South Derbyshire District Council Environmental Health Department can provide me with any information you may have on the following:

    1. Confirm if the site is considered to be captured under Part II of the EPA, or is on the Council's contaminated land register.

    2. Records of any contaminative uses on the site or on land adjacent to the site.

    3. Records of any confirmed contamination on the site (type of contamination, severity of contamination, date of occurrence, any remediation works that have taken place).

    4. Records of any made ground, infilled ground or landfills on the site (type of made ground or infill, dates of when infilling took place, if landfill gas is a concern).

    5. Records of any confirmed pollution incidences on the site (type, impacted receptor, date, severity any remedial action).

    6. Any records of ground settlement.

    7. Any records of type of foundations on the site.

    8. Any records regarding the drainage on site, particularly the surface water drainage (presence of interceptors, sumps, any drainage problems flooding or groundwater problems).

    9. Any complaints regarding the site due to odour, noise, nuisance.

    10. Any records of buried fuel tanks on the site, if so any information regarding the age, size, number capacity, in use or decommissioned.

    11. Any records of archaeology on the site, or any entries on the sites and monuments record.

    Published: 18 May 2026

  2. FOI Request: Crisis and Resilience Fund & Household Support Fund allocation

    I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from South Derbyshire Council:

    1. Could you please provide your council's delivery plan for Household Support Fund Tranche 7 (HSF7)? This should detail how your HSF grant was allocated to different initiatives between April 2025 - April 2026. Please send a copy of the plan via email or provide a link if it is publicly available.

    1. Could you please provide your council's delivery plan for the first year of the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF)? This should detail how your CRF grant is allocated to different initiatives between April 2026 - April 2027. Please send a copy of the plan via email or provide a link if it is publicly available.

    Published: 18 May 2026

  3. Freedom of Information request - floating support and supported housing

    I am writing to you to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    Specifically, I am asking for the following information:

    * According to the council’s recorded information, how many floating support services has the council either reduced funding for or stopped funding between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2025?

    * According to the council’s recorded information, how much money has the council saved by reducing funding or stopping funding for floating support services between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2025?

    * According to the council’s recorded information, how many homelessness services and supported housing services has the council either reduced funding for or stopped funding between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2025?

    * According to the council’s recorded information, how much money has the council saved by reducing funding or stopping funding for commissioned homelessness and supported housing services (excluding the council's spending on Temporary Accommodation) between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2025?

    If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.

    If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined please provide further advice and assistance to indicate this.

    If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email and I will be happy to clarify what I am asking for. My contact details are outlined below.

    Thank you very much for your time and assistance with this matter.

    I look forward to a response within 20 working days.

    Published: 18 May 2026

  4. Freedom of Information request - Commercial Waste Recycling & Contamination

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding commercial waste collection, bin standardisation, and contamination rates within your council.

    Please provide the following data, if held, for the following calendar years:

    • 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

    • 1st April 2025 – 31st March 2026

    1. The current standard bin colours used by the council for commercial and business waste collections for general waste, dry mixed recycling, paper and cardboard, glass, food waste.

    2. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling collected.

    3. The total tonnage of commercial/business recycling that was rejected or sent to landfill/EfW (Energy from Waste) due to contamination.

    4. The number of commercial/business waste collections refused (i.e. the bin was not emptied) by the collection crew due to bin contamination.

    5. The number of formal warnings, fines, or Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) issued to businesses for failing to correctly separate waste or for bin contamination.

    Published: 18 May 2026

  5. 2025-26 Youth Homelessness Databank FOI request

    The data we are requesting:

    We would like to know about any young people aged 16-24 who approached you as a main applicant during the financial year 2025-2026 because they were homeless or at risk of homelessness.

    The information we are requesting falls under the Housing Act 1996 which has been amended to include the new duties brought in by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, and the Children Act 1989.

    Format of responses:

    We have attached a template spreadsheet to this request for you to enter your response. Please return the FOI in the template provided in an Excel format.

    Published: 13 May 2026

  6. FOI request

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to the regulation of hairdressers and barbers operating within the council’s area.

    I would be grateful if you could provide the following details:

    Business registration

    Does the council require hairdressers or barbers to register with the local authority? If so, please provide a list of businesses currently registered, including their trading name and full address (with postcode).

    Health and safety inspections

    Does the council carry out health and safety inspections of hairdressing and barbering premises? If inspections are undertaken, please supply a list of all such businesses inspected within the past five years (from April 2021 to the present), including their addresses and postcodes.

    Local figures

    Does the council hold a record of the total number of hairdressers and barbers known to be operating locally? If this number differs from the number of registered businesses, I would be grateful if you could confirm the total figure held.

    Where possible, I would prefer the information to be provided electronically, ideally in a spreadsheet or CSV format.

    If any part of the request would exceed the cost limit, or if you need clarification, please let me know, and I will be happy to narrow the scope.

    I look forward to your response within the statutory 20 working days

    Published: 13 May 2026

  7. FOI Request - Woodville

    Please can you provide the following information:

    Housing Register

    1. The total number of households on the Council’s Housing Register as at 24th Aprl 2026.

    2. The total number of households on the Council’s Housing Register as at 24th April 2026 specifying Woodville as their preferred choice of location.

    3. The total number of households on the Council’s Housing Register as at 24th April 2026 specifying Swadlincote as their preferred choice of location.

    4. The average waiting times as at 24th April 2026for the different types of affordable property (1-bed, 2-bed, 4-bed, 4-bed and 5+ bed).

    5. Any further information on the need for affordable housing in Woodville.

    Social Housing Stock

    1. The total number of social housing stock as at 24th April 2026.

    2. Whether any of the Council’s social housing stock has been transferred to another organisation (and if so to whom).

    Housing Completions

    1. Net housing completions, including affordable housing completions, per annum since 2015.

    Right to Buy

    1. The number of social rented dwellings lost in Wychavon since 2015 (if any).

    Temporary Accommodation

    1. The number of households on the housing register housed in temporary accommodation as at 24th April 2026.

    Published: 13 May 2026

  8. Freedom of Information request - FOI Request: Supported Exempt Accommodation

    1. How many supported accommodation providers are currently operating in your area?

    2. What is the average weekly rent paid per room for supported exempt accommodation?

    3. Who should be approached within the council to discuss commissioning, service provision, rates, and referrals?

    Published: 13 May 2026

  9. ITV News, FOI request

    I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding temporary accommodation placements involving households with dependent children.

    Please provide the following:

    1. For each of the last three financial years, the number of households with dependent children placed in temporary accommodation outside your local authority area, broken down by destination local authority area.

    If providing data for all three years would exceed the appropriate cost limit, please provide the information for the most recent financial year available.

    2. For the most recent financial year available, a breakdown of out-of-area placements in Question 1 by accommodation type (for example: B&B, hotel, hostel, HMO/shared accommodation, and self-contained accommodation), where this information is readily available in recorded form.

    3. For the most recent financial year available, the number of households with dependent children placed out of area in accommodation with shared facilities (e.g. shared kitchen and/or bathroom), if recorded.

    4. For the most recent financial year available, the number of households with dependent children placed in temporary accommodation within your local authority area by other local authorities, broken down by placing authority.

    Published: 13 May 2026

  10. Freedom of Information request - Social Value Management

    Please could you inform me if you have a person responsible for managing social value?

    If you do, who are they are?

    If you do not, who is managing your social value?

    Please could you inform me if you are using a social value platform?

    If you are using a platform, which platform are you using, and when does the current contract come to an end?

    If you are not, how are you managing your social value?

    Published: 13 May 2026