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. new build dwellings that are unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold for council tax purposes

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding the treatment of new build dwellings that are unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold for council tax purposes. Specifically, I would be grateful if you could provide information for the past three financial years.

    1. For the purposes of serving a Completion Notice for council tax, at what stage of construction does the authority consider a property to be “substantially complete” or “capable of being completed within three months”? For example, is this considered only when final fixtures/fittings are outstanding, or when the roof, windows, doors, and main structure are in place?

    1. Are full council tax charges applied to new build dwellings that are unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold, or is a discount or exemption implemented?

    1. How much council tax revenue has been raised from unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold new build dwellings in each of the past three financial years?

    1. How many instances in each of the past three financial years has a developer challenged the completion date set out in a Completion Notice served on a new build dwelling that is unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold?

    1. Of the instances in Question 4, in how many cases has the authority withdrawn the original Completion Notice and issued a new notice with a revised date?

    1. How many instances in each of the past three financial years has a developer appealed the completion date set out in a Completion Notice served on a new build dwelling that is unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold to the Valuation Tribunal?

    1. Of the instances in Question 6, in how many cases has the Valuation Tribunal upheld the appeal by a residential developer regarding the completion date set out in a Completion Notice for a new build dwelling that is unoccupied, unfurnished, and unsold?

    Published: 22 January 2026

  2. EIR Request for Con29R information for 15 ANCHOR CLOSE, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 8LZ (00791209)

    Please would you provide information in relation to the Con29R questions on the following property (plan attached):

    15 ANCHOR CLOSE

    SWADLINCOTE

    DE11 8LZ

    We would need answers for the following questions please:

    • 3.7b-d, & f

    • 3.13a-c

    This is a freedom of information request under the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

    Published: 22 January 2026

  3. Recycling collected, rejected and processed data

    As a freedom of information request, please provide, for each financial year from 2018-19 to the most recent available at the point of production, the following:

    1) a - tonnes of household recycling collected b - tonnes of collected household recycling rejected

    c) - tonnes of collected household recycling rejected, split by how it was then processed (such as energy-from-waste / incineration, landfill)

    2) a - tonnes of non-household recycling collected b - tonnes of non-household recycling rejected

    c) - tonnes of non-household material rejected, split by how it was then processed (such as energy-from-waste / incineration, landfill)

    3) a - tonnes of household recycling taken to recycling centres by the public b - tonnes of household recycling taken to recycling centres by the public that is rejected c - tonnes of household material taken to recycling centres by the public that is rejected, split by how it was then processed (such as energy-from-waste / incineration, landfill)

    4) a - tonnage or percentage of material recycled within the UK b - tonnage or percentage of material exported overseas split by how it will be processed (such as recycled or incinerated) c - if available, please provide the tonnage or percentage of material exported overseas split by how it will be processed and destination country.

    Published: 20 January 2026

  4. FOI Request - Communications Costs

    I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    This request relates to your authority’s marketing, communications and engagement activity, including associated staffing, budgets, spend and functions. I am seeking this information to better understand how local authorities resource and deliver communications, engagement and consultation activity.

    For the most recent full financial year for which data is available, please provide the following:

    1. Organisational structure and staffing

    a) The total number of employees (FTE) working wholly or primarily in marketing, communications, media, public relations, engagement, consultation or related functions.

    b) The directorate, department or service area in which these staff sit.

    c) A breakdown of roles or grades where available (e.g. senior leadership, managers, officers).

    2. Budget and expenditure

    a) The total annual budget allocated to marketing, communications and engagement activities.

    b) The total actual spend for the year.

    c) A breakdown of spend between:

    * Staff costs (including salaries, on-costs and temporary staff or contractors) - broken down by post

    * External suppliers or agencies

    * Advertising and media spend

    * Website development

    * Graphic and digital design

    * Print expenditure

    * Events, consultation exercises and engagement programmes

    * Any other significant categories of spend

    3. Core activities

    Please outline the core activities undertaken by the marketing, communications and engagement function(s), for example:

    * Corporate communications and media relations

    * Campaigns and public information

    * Internal communications

    * Digital and social media

    * Web development

    * Advertising/recruitment advertising/public notices

    * Public consultation and engagement

    * Community engagement

    * Stakeholder or partner communications

    4. Discretionary vs non-discretionary activity

    Please indicate:

    a) Which marketing, communications and engagement activities are considered essential or statutory (including any required by legislation or regulation).

    b) Which activities are considered discretionary or non-essential.

    c) Any distinction you make between internal, external and community-based engagement.

    5. Consultation and engagement spend

    Please confirm:

    a) Total spend on consultation and engagement activities (internal and external).

    b) How this spend is categorised or recorded within your authority (e.g. as part of communications, policy, regeneration, public health or other budgets).

    Published: 20 January 2026

  5. Freedom of Information Request

    1. Do you operate an earnings/income threshold for your housing waiting list? If so, how many people were refused to be placed on it in 2024/25 because their income was above the threshold?

    2. Are applications to join the waiting list refused when applicants are deemed unable to afford the rent? If so, how many households were refused on that basis in 2024/25?

    3. Do you make a financial assessment of households pre-tenancy to assess if the applicant can afford the rent? If so, how many households were refused a tenancy in 2024/25 on the grounds that they were deemed unable to afford the rent?

    5. Do you have a 'Greenlight for Housing' process for applicants who are refused a tenancy on the grounds of insufficient income, whereby you assist them to improve their finances to be able to qualify for a tenancy in a later bid?

    6. If you have such a process do people who refuse to participate in it have their application for a tenancy voided?

    Published: 20 January 2026

  6. Freedom of information request – solar photovoltaics (PV)

    I am researching solar photovoltaic (PV) development and wish to make the following request under the Freedom of Information Act.

    Q1 On land and building assets that are owned or controlled* by the authority, how much solar PV capacity in kilowatt peak (kWp) has been installed?

    (*"controlled" means where the authority has management control of a site's facilities and utilities, such as under a long-term lease)

    I would like the response for this to be separated into four categories:

    * Solar PV capacity owned by the authority:

    * Solar PV capacity owned by a community group:

    * Solar PV capacity owned by another party, that is not a community group, where a power purchase agreement (PPA) exists to supply the authority:

    * Any other solar PV capacity owned by another party:

    *

    If an exact figure for installed solar PV in kWp cannot be obtained, please make an estimate of a minimum value that is known with confidence. For example, “estimated – at least 100kWp”.

    Q2 This question asks for information about procurement of solar PV goods and services in the past three years, where a contract has been awarded between 1 January 2023 and the date of this request. Could you supply me with the following information please:

    I have also put Q2 into an Excel template (attached to this email). Please use this to return to me, if possible.

    Please complete these columns for each procurement activity (add more if necessary)

    No.

    Question

    Response type

    List

    1

    2

    1

    Procurement route

    Select from list

    Framework; Dynamic Purchasing System; Open Tender; Restricted Procedure; Direct Award; Other (Please specify)

    1a

    If "other", please specify:

    Text entry

    2

    What was procured

    Select from list

    Design, supply and installation of solar PV panels and related equipment (Design and Build); Supply of solar PV panels and related equipment only; Supply and installation of solar PV panels and related equipment (separate to design work); Installation costs only (separate to supply of equipment or design); Design or advisory services only; Operations and maintenance only; Other (please specify)

    2a

    If "other", please specify:

    Text entry

    3

    Procurement award date

    Text entry

    4

    Final value of the contract (GBP).

    (Final amount claimed by the supplier. Where a contract is still being delivered, please supply the estimated total spend by the contract end)

    Text entry

    5

    Contract awarded to (Supplier name)

    Text entry

    6

    Companies house company number of supplier

    Text entry

    7

    Kilowatt peak (kWp) of solar PV installed

    Text entry

    8

    Type of solar PV development

    Select from list

    Roof-mounted; Ground-mounted; Solar car park canopy; Other (please specify)

    8a

    If "other", please specify:

    Text entry

    9

    Commissioning / handover date

    Text entry

    10

    Project location (Site name and address)

    Text entry

    11

    Project location (Post code)

    Text entry

    12

    What category best describes the type of site?

    Select from list

    Residential dwellings; Commercial, business and services (including offices); Industrial or storage; Schools; Other public services, leisure and community; Agricultural; Car park; Land; Other (please specify)

    12a

    If "other", please specify:

    Text entry

    13

    Was the project this contract relates to funded wholly or in part by an external grant?

    Select from list

    Yes - Wholly funded with grant; Yes - Partially funded with grant; No

    13a

    If "yes", please give the value of grant funding (GBP)

    Text entry

    13b

    If "yes", please give the grant funding source

    Text entry

    14

    Was the project this contract relates to funded or financed from any other sources external to the local authority, other than a grant? (for example, loans, bonds, other equity investors)

    Select from list

    Yes; No

    14a

    If yes, please give the value of external funding or finance (GBP)

    Text entry

    14b

    If yes, please give the source of external funding or finance

    Text entry

    15

    Please give a description of the contract. Please include any details included in the contract value that are not solar PV or related equipment (for example, battery energy storage or additional works to a roof).

    Text entry

    I would be grateful if the response could be returned to me at this email address.

    I hope the above request is clear, but if I can be of help by providing clarification, please email me. I believe this information request will be straightforward to complete and so the cost limit will not apply. However, in the event it does, I would like question 1 to be prioritised, followed by the most recent information available for Q2 (please advise on the time period for which you are able to complete).

    Published: 17 January 2026

  7. EIR Request for Con29R information for 36 LINCOLN WAY, MIDWAY, SWADLINCOTE, DE11 7LB (00788626)

    Please would you provide information in relation to the Con29R questions on the following property (plan attached):

    36 LINCOLN WAY

    MIDWAY

    SWADLINCOTE

    DE11 7LB

    We would need answers for the following questions please:

    • 3.7b-d, & f

    • 3.13a-c

    This is a freedom of information request under the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

    Many thanks in anticipation of your help with this matter.

    Published: 17 January 2026

  8. Mould and Damp Complaints and Treatment Costs

    (17 December 2025)

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

    The purpose of this request is to gather data on mould and damp in residential properties.

    For administrative purposes, I kindly ask that all replies contain the following reference in the subject line: [CU:869bgxxjz], along with the reference number you assign to this request.

    Required information

    Specifically, I am seeking data on the following from January 2020 to December 2025 (or the most recent date for which data is held), broken down by month and year:

    1. Reports: The total number of complaints and/or reports received regarding mould and/or damp in residential properties, broken down by month and year

    2. Expenditure: The total cost incurred by the council in relation to works, treatment, remediation, inspection, or mitigation of mould and/or damp in residential properties, broken down by month and year, in GBP (£)

    3. Resolution Times: Where recorded in existing systems, the average number of calendar days between the date a mould and/or damp report was first logged and the date the case was closed or marked as resolved, broken down by month and year — or, if averages are not already held, the date each report or case was first logged and the date it was closed or marked as resolved, aggregated by month and year.

    Published: 17 January 2026

  9. EIR Request for Con29R information for 28 DEE CLOSE, HILTON, DERBY, DE65 5BQ (00788942)

    DERBY
    DE65 5BQ

    We would need answers for the following questions please:
    • 3.7b-d, & f
    • 3.13a-c

    This is a freedom of information request under the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

    Many thanks in anticipation of your help with this matter.

    Published: 15 January 2026

  10. OUTSTANDING STATUTORY NOTICES 6 Yew Tree Court, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5QH

    Please could I request a search into Q3.7 Outstanding Statutory Notices regarding the above property.

    Q3.7 regards to the following:

    " Do any statutory notices which relate to the following matters subsist in relation to the property other than those revealed in a response to any other enquiry in this form?

    1. Building works
    2. Environment
    3. Health and safety
    4. Housing
    5. Highways
    6. Public health
    7. Flood and coastal erosion risk management"
    Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.

    Published: 15 January 2026