{"id":22529,"date":"2026-06-25T19:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/?page_id=22529"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:39:16","slug":"freedom-of-information-cact-request-in-connection-with-proposed-hmo-article-4-in-grimsby","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/freedom-of-information-cact-request-in-connection-with-proposed-hmo-article-4-in-grimsby\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom of information cact request in connection with proposed hmo article 4 in grimsby"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Subject: Freedom of Information Request \u2013 Proposed Article 4 Direction for HMOs in North East Lincolnshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Freedom of Information Officer,<\/p>\n<p>I write to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 concerning the proposed introduction of an Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) within the North East Lincolnshire Council area.<\/p>\n<p>To assist public understanding and participation in the consultation process, I request copies of all recorded information held by the Council relating to the development, consideration and justification of the proposed Article 4 Direction to the date of this request.<\/p>\n<p>Without limitation, this request includes the following:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Proposed Areas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Maps identifying all areas proposed to be covered by the Article 4 Direction.<\/li>\n<li>Any alternative boundary options that have been considered.<\/li>\n<li>Any reports explaining why particular areas have been selected or excluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Evidence Base<\/h3>\n<p>Copies of all evidence gathered or relied upon in support of the proposed Article 4 Direction, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research reports.<\/li>\n<li>Evidence papers.<\/li>\n<li>Background reports.<\/li>\n<li>Internal briefing papers.<\/li>\n<li>Cabinet reports.<\/li>\n<li>Committee reports.<\/li>\n<li>Officer reports.<\/li>\n<li>Consultant reports.<\/li>\n<li>Planning assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Housing assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Equality Impact Assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Economic Impact Assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Risk Assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Options appraisals.<\/li>\n<li>Business cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. HMO Data<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide all information held regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The estimated number of HMOs.<\/li>\n<li>The methodology used to identify HMOs.<\/li>\n<li>The sources of HMO data.<\/li>\n<li>Any GIS mapping.<\/li>\n<li>Any surveys undertaken.<\/li>\n<li>Any estimates or modelling.<\/li>\n<li>Any statistical analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Any confidence levels or error rates.<\/li>\n<li>Any assumptions made in estimating HMO numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Planning Harm<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide all recorded evidence relied upon to demonstrate alleged planning harm arising from HMOs, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anti-social behaviour data.<\/li>\n<li>Crime statistics.<\/li>\n<li>Environmental complaints.<\/li>\n<li>Noise complaints.<\/li>\n<li>Waste management issues.<\/li>\n<li>Parking studies.<\/li>\n<li>Neighbourhood character assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Housing condition reports.<\/li>\n<li>Community impact assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Any analysis seeking to demonstrate a causal relationship between HMOs and the alleged planning harm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Alternative Explanations<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide any reports or analyses considering whether the issues relied upon may arise from factors other than HMOs, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Socio-economic conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Levels of deprivation.<\/li>\n<li>Population mobility.<\/li>\n<li>Vacant properties.<\/li>\n<li>Historic housing conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Other housing tenures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. Government Guidance<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide copies of any Government guidance, legal advice, planning guidance or policy documents relied upon in preparing the proposed Article 4 Direction.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Internal Communications<\/h3>\n<p>Copies of internal communications relating to the proposed Article 4 Direction, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emails.<\/li>\n<li>Meeting minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Notes of meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Memoranda.<\/li>\n<li>Briefing notes.<\/li>\n<li>Decision logs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where appropriate, personal information may be redacted in accordance with the Act.<\/p>\n<h3>8. External Communications<\/h3>\n<p>Copies of communications between the Council and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (or successor department).<\/li>\n<li>The Secretary of State.<\/li>\n<li>The Planning Inspectorate.<\/li>\n<li>Consultants.<\/li>\n<li>Housing organisations.<\/li>\n<li>Landlord associations.<\/li>\n<li>Universities.<\/li>\n<li>External advisers.<\/li>\n<li>Any other public authority involved in the preparation of the proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>9. Consultation Material<\/h3>\n<p>Please provide copies of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft consultation documents.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation responses received to date (appropriately anonymised where necessary).<\/li>\n<li>Consultation summaries.<\/li>\n<li>Public engagement material.<\/li>\n<li>Stakeholder engagement reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>10. Decision-Making<\/h3>\n<p>Copies of any documents recording:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The reasons for proposing the Article 4 Direction.<\/li>\n<li>The objectives sought.<\/li>\n<li>The expected outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>The evidence supporting proportionality.<\/li>\n<li>Consideration of less restrictive alternatives.<\/li>\n<li>Any assessment of the likely impact upon housing supply.<\/li>\n<li>Any assessment of the likely impact upon affordability.<\/li>\n<li>Any assessment of the likely impact upon inward private investment.<\/li>\n<li>Any assessment of the likely impact upon property owners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>11. Legal Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Please identify whether the Council has obtained legal advice concerning the proposed Article 4 Direction.<\/p>\n<p>Where legal professional privilege is claimed, I request:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The date advice was obtained.<\/li>\n<li>The author.<\/li>\n<li>The subject matter.<\/li>\n<li>The recipient.<\/li>\n<li>The basis upon which exemption is relied upon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>12. Recorded Information Held<\/h3>\n<p>If any additional recorded information exists concerning the proposed Article 4 Direction which has not been specifically identified above but falls within the scope of this request, please include it.<\/p>\n<p>If any information is withheld under an exemption, please specify:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The exemption relied upon.<\/li>\n<li>Why the exemption applies.<\/li>\n<li>Whether the public interest test has been considered (where applicable).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this request exceeds the appropriate cost limit under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please contact me before refusing the request so that I may refine or prioritise it.<\/p>\n<p>I would prefer the information to be supplied electronically by email.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory time period prescribed by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Yours faithfully,<\/p>\n<p>[Your Name]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request Subject: Freedom of Information Request \u2013 Proposed Article 4 Direction for HMOs in North<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22530,"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22529\/revisions\/22530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/areton-ltd.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}