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Summary

The requester asked for the number and cost of buildings purchased and demolished by the Department of Infrastructure since October 2011. The authority disclosed purchase figures and a list of demolished buildings but withheld demolition costs due to the substantial work required to compile them.

Key Facts

• 137 properties were purchased between October 2011 and September 2019.
• The total cost of purchased properties was £26,830,420.75.
• A list of 25 demolished buildings was provided, including sites at Ronaldsway Airport and Jurby Industrial Estate.
• Costs associated with demolishing the listed buildings were not provided.
• The request was processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 137
• £26,830,420.75
• 115
• £15,005,420.75
• 5
• £640,000.00
• £6,650,000.00
• £2,850,000.00
• £315,000.00
• £770,000.00
• £600,000.00
• October 2011
• 13 September 2019
• 4 October 2019
• 958266

Exemptions Cited

• s11.3(b) referring to s8.3(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (substantial compilation or collation of information)

Original Request

How many buildings have been purchased and demolished and at what cost since October 2011.

Data Tables (2)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 958266 4 October 2019

Dear ###

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

We write further to your request which was received on 13 September 2019 and which states (numbered for ease of reference):

"How many buildings have been 1. purchased and 2. demolished and at what cost since October 2011." While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, some of the data is not held in a format which would allow us to provide it without undertaking substantial compilation or collation of information that it holds, which the Department is not required to do under s11.3(b) referring to s8.3(c) of the Act.
In this instance, we are referring to the costs associated with demolishing the buildings listed under item 2. below. Collating this information would require the manual searching of numerous Purchase Order books to find any orders relating to demolition and then extracting all invoices relating to those orders. We have however provided the rest of the information you request, including the costs of purchases. 1. The total number of properties purchased in the stipulated timescale was 137 at a total cost of £26,830,420.75 - these are broken down as follows: First time buyers x 115 £15,005,420.75 Mid-rent properties x 5 £640,000.00 Finch Hill House £6,650,000.00 Belgravia House £2,850,000.00 Fasteeagh Foyr £315,000.00 Croit Ny Greiney £770,000.00 Horse Tram Sheds (including Tramway Terrace Stables) £600,000.00

2. The recorded list of demolished buildings is as follows: Horse Trams Sheds Former abattoir Ballafletcher Unit 201 Jurby Industrial Estate Unit 203 Jurby Industrial Estate Unit 221 Jurby Industrial Estate Clagh Vane Housing Janets Corner Housing Final Phase Battery Pier Yard Car Shed Ramsey MER Station The Shed Ramsey MER Station Farmers Arms Former Mart St Johns 3 Bridge Row Foxdale Old Control Tower, Ronaldsway Airport Torpedo Sheds, Ronaldsway Airport Hanger 1 Ronaldsway Airport Battery Pier Buildings Toilet Block the Tongue Battery Pier Yard Toilets Vehicle Search Facility Amenity Block – East Baldwin Marown Shed Ellerslie Depot Metal Hut Bride Wooden Shed Maughold Guthries Shelter Hills Meadow – Divers Shed Albert Road School Site (demolished pre DOI ownership) Park Road School Site (demolished pre DOI ownership) Please quote the reference number 958266 in any future communications.

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