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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203 disclosures

  1. FOI Request – Charges to Retailers for Abandoned Shopping Trolleys (CNEA 2005)

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

    Please provide the following details for the last five financial years (or the most recent available period):

    1. The total quantity by retailer and value of charges or fines levied by your council on retailers for the removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned shopping trolleys, under the powers granted by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and/or Schedule 4 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

    2. A breakdown of these charges by retailer, including the number of trolleys recovered and the total amount charged per retailer.

    3. Any policy documents or fee schedules used to determine the charges applied to retailers for abandoned trolleys.

    4. Whether your council operates a voluntary trolley collection scheme with retailers, and if so, which retailers are participating.

    Published: 28 November 2025

  2. FOI request

    Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following information:

    1. If your Council has a Conservation and Design team of any description, that is consulted on planning applications involving constraints such as listed buildings and conservation areas, and what this team is called.

    2. If 'yes', what training or qualifications, if any, are prerequisites for an officer working in this team.

    3. If it is disclosable, if I could please have an email address for this team, as I would like to send a short survey related to my dissertation some time next summer for any officers who might be interested in completing it.

    Published: 26 November 2025

  3. FOI Request on Local Authority Preparedness with regard to Climate Adaptation

    QUESTIONS REGARDING LOCAL AUTHORITY PREPAREDNESS WITH REGARD TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION

    Qu.1/. Does the council have a climate adaptation strategy?

    o If yes, is this rolled into the mitigation/Net Zero strategy or is it set out in the form of a separate/stand-alone document?

    o Please provide link to the document.

    Qu.2/. Has the council conducted a climate risk assessment?

    o If yes, please provide link to the document

    o If yes, was it produced using the Local Partnerships Risk Areas Matrix?

    o What sectors does the climate risk assessment cover?

     Public buildings

     Residential buildings

     New developments

     Schools

     Care homes

     Roads and other transport infrastructure

     Communication networks – telecom and ITC

     Energy infrastructure

     Local businesses

     Other – please specify

    Qu. 3/. Has the council also produced a local climate adaptation action plan with associated timeframe for implementing and reviewing the strategy?

    o If yes, please provide link to the document

    Qu.4/. What measures has the council put in place to withstand the climate impacts (e.g. severe heat, flooding, coastal erosion) experienced or predicted for your area? For example, by implementing:

    o Measures to alleviate flood risks and manage flooding

    o Measures to increase resilience of new building developments to climate impacts

    o Measures to reduce excess heat in new residential buildings

    o Measures to address overheating in schools, hospitals, care homes and other public buildings

    o Places for the public to gather in the event of a major climate disaster

    o Blue and green spaces

    o Strategies to manage climate-induced health problems

    o Improvements to make transport infrastructure more resilient

    o Nature based solutions, such a tree planting or creating wetlands

    o Coastal defences

    o SuDS (sustainable drainage systems)

    o Water efficiency measures

    o Ways of working with farmers to increase resilience of the food system and align adaptation objectives

    o Measures to enhance community engagement

    o Are there other key measures that you have taken? Please give details.

    Qu.5/. Does the council have access to all the necessary information, technical advice and support to deliver on adaptation planning and implementation?

    Qu. 6/. Has the council identified funding gaps hindering its ability to implement adaptation action planning?

    o Which aspects would be priorities for additional funding?

    Qu. 7/. Has the council identified shortfalls in its capacity, skills and experience to deliver required adaptation actions?

    o If yes, what is needed?

    Qu.8/. Is the Council aware of, and does it have the capacity to draw in, external funds for climate adaptation measures? e.g.

    o Combined Authority funding

    o Parish Council funding for small scale schemes - water butts, tree planting

    o Business contributions through Partnership Funding

    o Community Infrastructure Levy

    o Partnerships with third sector organisations such as Woodland Trust.

    Qu.9/. Did the council submit a report to ARP4?

    o If yes, please provide a link

    Qu.10/. Has the council supported the call, as articulated by the LGA, for local authorities to be given statutory duties and powers, sufficient funding and robust support to lead on climate action including adaptation?

    o If yes, please provide link documenting this support

    Your help with this request in most appreciated.

    Published: 24 November 2025

  4. Council policies and practices on disability equality

    Please can you provide UNISON with the following information regarding your council's policies and practices on disability equality (as defined by the Equality Act 2010):

    1. Disability employment schemes provide essential support for disabled people to find and maintain employment. Is your council signed up to one or more disability employment schemes, such as Disability Confident?

    a. Yes - Please provide details about each scheme that you are signed up to.

    b. No

    2. Please provide a copy of your policy and procedures in place that outline the council’s approach to the identification and implementation of reasonable adjustments for disabled employees in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

    3. Does your council provide training or education for managers and employees relating to disability awareness and about the process for the implementation of reasonable adjustments for the councils’ disabled employees in accordance with the Equality Act 2010?

    a. Yes - Please provide details or any documents that you provide to managers and employees.

    b. No

    4. Do your procurement policies require private contracts to demonstrate a commitment to promote disability equality and provide regular reports on how they are achieving this? If yes – do you also ask which disability employment schemes they have signed up to?

    Published: 24 November 2025

  5. Dog-breeding licensing and enforcement (2022–2024) - Ref: FOI2025/00858

    Request:
    Could you please provide the number of complaints received by your authority in relation to the breeding and/or sale of dogs over the same period?

    Published: 24 November 2025

  6. Freedom of Information Request

    Subject: Freedom of Information Request – Proposed Development Plans for ‘Land South of Mickleover’

    I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

    I am writing to request information relating to South Derbyshire District Council’s decision to accommodate Derby City’s unmet housing need, specifically through the potential development of a large housing estate and associated infrastructure on ‘land south of Mickleover’, rather than in or around other areas of Derby. Specifically, please provide:

    1. Any reports, studies, assessments, and evaluations which were conducted or relied upon to inform the decision to direct new development to South Derbyshire. Please include any environmental, economic, housing need, and transport assessments.

    2. Communications such as emails, meeting minutes, or correspondence between council officers, councillors, and external parties discussing the reasons for selecting South Derbyshire as the preferred development area.

    * Evidence that was provided to South Derbyshire Council that Derby City conducted a SHELAA call for sites, including:

    * Information on the sites put forward within the City

    * The reasons these sites were rejected

    * Details of any brownfield sites submitted within the City

    * Why greenfield sites, such as ‘Land South of Mickleover’, were prioritised over any brownfield sites in the City

    Please confirm receipt of this request. If any part of this request is refused, please:

    * Specify the exemption relied upon, and

    * Explain why the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

    Thank you for your assistance. As required under the FOIA, we look forward to a response within 20 working days. Please advise if any fees are applicable or if further clarification is needed to process this request.

    Published: 24 November 2025

  7. FOI Homeless training

    I am also requesting training information for the team through freedom of information for

    * homeless law training and updates to ensure up to date with law - 5 years

    * DA homeless law training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years

    * ASB homeless training and update to ensure up to date with law- 5 years

    Tool box training completed for the teams over the last 5 years around homeless

    Published: 22 November 2025

  8. Dangerous Wild Animals licences

    I would like to find out:

    1) How many dangerous wild animal licences are held in your area and which types of animals they are for.

    2) How many licence applications you have received in the past two years and which breeds of animals these applications involved. Please indicate where the same person has made multiple applications for different animals.

    3) Which of these applications were accepted, rejected or are still under consideration.

    4) How many dangerous wild animals you have discovered being kept illegally in the past two years without a licence and which breeds of animals each of these cases involved.

    5) Whether the animals identified in 4) were seized or not.

    Published: 22 November 2025

  9. FOI Request: Annual Demolition Permits Issued

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

    Please could you provide:

    1. The number of demolition permits issued by your council for each of the past five calendar years, September 2021 and September 2025.

    2. If available, please include the following for each permit:

    o Address or location of the property;

    o Date the permit was issued;

    o Reason for demolition (if recorded);

    o Whether the building was classified as derelict, vacant, or structurally unsound before demolition.

    Published: 21 November 2025

  10. Business Rates - HANGAR HOUSE, WOOD YARD LANE, FOSTON, DERBY, DE65 5DJ

    FOI Request - Business Rates - HANGAR HOUSE, WOOD YARD LANE, FOSTON, DERBY, DE65 5DJ - BA Reference: 10221900012

    In terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and subject to section 40(2) on excluding personal data, could you please provide me with the below information for the above property:

    -The ratepayer(s) for both the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years.

    -Rates payable for both years including any relief that has been awarded to the account.

    Please can your response be issued directly to this email address.

    Published: 21 November 2025