FI17317

Request

Please could you provide the following information for areas that fall under Dover District Council's authority for the period 1 January 2021 to 31st December 2025:

1. Vacant commercial and retail properties

• The total number of commercial/retail premises recorded as empty, vacant or unoccupied
• Where available, please could these figures be broken down by length of vacancy:
  • Less than 6 months
  • 6 – 12 months
  • 12 months – 2 years
  • More than 2 years 

2. Empty property business rates relief

• The number of commercial/retail properties receiving empty property business rates relief or exemption at the end of each calendar year 

3. Empty property notices notices

• The number of empty property notices, enforcement notices, or equivalent action taken in relation to vacant commercial/retail premises 

4. Enforcement action relating to derelict buildings

• The number of enforcement actions taken in relation to vacant, derelict or poorly maintained commercial/retail premises, including boarding-up/securing works, Section 215 notices and other relevant enforcement notices, where separately recorded 

5. Environmental health and anti-social behaviour

• Where separately recorded by the council or its relevant ASB team, please share the number of environmental complaints, reports, investigations, interventions or enforcement actions

Response

1. As follows:

2. We are unable to report on the length of vacancy as we are only able to report on amount of empty property relief granted for the property, for that year.  ome non-industrial units could have more than one empty property period a year.

3. Zero.

4. A list of untidy site notices served 2021-2025. Copies can be viewed on the enforcement register Enforcement Register.

5. The Council does not hold this information as it is not separately recorded. 

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