Site G Knock Rushen Castletown

Summary

A request for all information regarding 'Site G' on the Castletown land review plan was made to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The authority declined to fulfill the request as written, citing that it was too broad and the effort required was disproportionate to the resources available.

Key Facts

• The request was deemed too broad and disproportionate in terms of time and resources.
• The site has a planning history of 9 applications and 4 enforcement investigations.
• The authority offered to provide information via the online planning search facility or by visiting the Planning Office.
• The requester was given 28 days from May 22, 2018, to narrow the scope of the request.
• Failure to narrow the request could lead to it being classified as vexatious or lacking in substance under section 11(3)(d) of the Act.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-05-01
• 2018-06-11
• 22nd May 2018
• 9 applications
• 4 enforcement investigations
• 28 days
• 94/00389/B
• 08/00981/R
• 08/02140/R
• 97/01100/B
• 94/01481/B
• 95/00446/A
• 97/01099/A
• 93/01490/B
• 94/00388/B

Exemptions Cited

• Disproportionate cost and effort (Section 11(3)(d) of the Act regarding vexatious, malicious, misconceived or lacking in substance requests)

Original Request

Can you please provide me with all information relating site G on the current Cabinet Office Castletown land review plan. This should include minutes of meetings, emails, letters, plans or any other information that relates to this site.

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Full Response Text

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On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:10 PM, wrote: Dear

Further to our earlier conversation I am also sending this email outside of our FoI management system to ensure that it reaches you and also as I note the picture below may not have successfully copied into the email. Thank you for your Freedom of Information request asking for: 'Can you please provide me with all information relating site G on the current Cabinet Office Castletown land review plan. This should include minutes of meetings, emails, letters, plans or any other information that relates to this site.' As it is currently worded your request is too broad and the effort required to meet the request is so disproportionate in terms of the strain on time and resources, that the Department cannot reasonably be expected to comply. There is a planning history of 9 applications (listed below) and 4 enforcement investigations on the site in question. 94/00389/B 08/00981/R 08/02140/R 97/01100/B 94/01481/B 95/00446/A 97/01099/A 93/01490/B 94/00388/B In relation to the Planning Applications there is already a lot of information in the public domain which is available via the online search facility available here https://services.gov.im/planning-applications/ or by visiting the Planning Office at Mount Havelock, Douglas. As part of your reply could you also please confirm the plan below, outlined in red, is the "Site G" to which you refer? 4 In addition to the number of applications and investigations relating to this site the burden of searching and considering the entirety of the document list you mention would also be disproportionate to the likely benefit and would interfere with the day-to-day operations of the Department. Our aim is to provide information wherever possible, and we request that you be more specific about the information you are requesting. The parameters of the request need to be narrowed in order that the burden of work can be managed more effectively. If you are not able to narrow your request, then we will consider whether the request amounts to being 'vexatious, malicious, misconceived or lacking in substance', pursuant to section 11(3)(d) of the Act. The purpose of this provision is to protect the resources of a public authority in its everyday business from disproportionate use of the Act. We are only able to exercise this after providing advice and assistance to you, which is the purpose of this email. Whether a request is vexatious, malicious, frivolous, misconceived or lacking in substance depends on the circumstances of each case and relates to the request not the requester. We will not be able to process your request until this information is received and you have 28 days from the date of this notice (22nd May 2018) in which to respond. Should you respond after this time the Department can refuse to provide you with the information requested. Should you have any queries regarding this letter or your request, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind regards 5

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NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email. About this transaction Status Submitted on 11/06/2018 10:55 Entered by Request reference G1810730 Context Information request 449059