FI17278

Request

  1. When was asset number 100062284542 acquired by Dover District Council? 
  1. I am given to believe by long term Sandwich residents that this asset was previously owned by Sandwich Borough Council but transferred to Dover District Council as a consequence of local government reorganisation in 1974. Is this correct? 
  1. How was the asset transferred to DDC? 
  1. Was it transferred for free or did DDC purchase the property from the one time Sandwich Borough Council or the new Sandwich Town Council? 
  1. If so, what was the purchase price? 
  1. Were any conditions attached to the transfer of this asset to DDC? If so, please list them. 
  1. Are there agendas and minutes of council meetings that refer to the transfer of this asset to DDC? If so, can they be made available so that I can read them? 
  1. Are there any other documents pertaining to this asset transfer that can be made publicly available? If so, can they be made accessible to people who wish to read them? 

Response

  1. According to the title deeds obtained from the Land Registry, the freehold title K848732 was acquired by Dover District Council on 2 December 2002.
  2. The Council is not aware of this and there is nothing in the Freehold Title K848732 to confirm a transfer of land from Sandwich Borough Council. 
  3. Dover District Council acquired the freehold interest of the property, but we cannot confirm how the asset was transferred.  Further information may be available from Sandwich Town Council.  Details on how to contact them to make an FOI request can be found at Town_Council_Request_for_Information_Policy-2526.pdf.
  4. Dover District Council acquired the freehold interest of the property, but we cannot confirm how the asset was transferred.  Further information may be available from Sandwich Town Council.  Details on how to contact them to make an FOI request can be found at Town_Council_Request_for_Information_Policy-2526.pdf.
  5. This is not stated in the Freehold Land Registry Title Deeds K848732, so we are unable to provide this information.
  6. The Council does not hold this information.
  7. The Council’s agendas and minutes (from 2001) are available to search online at Councillors and Elections.  The Council does hold minutes, but no reports, for the shadow authority from 1973-74. These are not available online.  They have been checked and no reference to this property has been found.
  8. You can obtain the title deeds from the Land Registry as this is publicly available information.  The Council holds no other information about the transfer.  The Land Registry can be viewed online at HM Land Registry portal - Sign in or Search for local land charges on land and property - GOV.UK