Section 80 of Environmental Protection Act 1990 - 2017-2022 - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Section 80 of Environmental Protection Act 1990 - 2017-2022
FOI Number
117
Date Received
31/01/2022
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
Freedom of Information Request - Section 80 of Environmental Protection Act 1990 We would like to (and hereby do) make an Information Request that we be provided with the following details with regards to Notices/Orders that have been issued by Scottish Boarders Council under the legislation listed above during the period December 2017 to January 2022.
* Notices or Orders that remain extant
* Notices or Orders that have been complied with and have monies owed to the Council
* Notices or Orders that have invoices pending in respect of works carried out by or on behalf of the Council to resolve the matter
If it is not possible for the details of outstanding monies to be confirmed, we would be obliged if you can provide us with the following details:
* all notices served, or orders made by Scottish Boarders Council from December 2016 to January 2022 under the legislation listed above
When answering in the negative to any of the above, we would be obliged if you would confirm that you are doing so.
Wherever possible we would be grateful if the information could be prepared to include the following:
*reference numbers.
*addresses of the subjects the actions are served over.
*summary descriptions of the nature of the works/contravention.
*relevant dates.
*status of the action.
*amounts owed to the council (when available).
Many thanks in advance.
Response
*3 EPA 1990 Section 80 notices notices remain extant:
*Deans Bar, 3 Orrock Place, Hawick, TD9 0HQ. Ref 16/02575/NOICOE. Notice served 21st December 2017 in relation to noise nuisance from voices and electrically amplified music after 11pm. The timescale given to comply with the notice was to ensure inaudibility of voices/amplified music after 11pm by the 31st of March 2018. The notice remains in place while investigations are ongoing.
*Bankhead House, Bankhead South, Jedburgh, TD8 6ED. Ref 18/001164/NOIDOG. Notice served 30 August 2018 in relation to persistent barking of dogs. The timescale given to resolve the matter/abate the nuisance by 1st November 2018. The case is currently pending a court hearing.
Notice below has been complied with.
* 14/3 Havelock Street, Hawick, TD9 7BB in relation to accumulation of refuse. 21/00162/ACCUM. Notice served 7th May 2021 and to abate by 12th May. At present notice complied with.
* 1A Paxton Terrace, Eyemouth, TD14 5EL. 2 separate notices relating to a leaking over flow pipe and damaged waste water pipe. 21/00925/DRAINS and 21/00925/DRAINS . Notices served 11th June 2021 and 8th July 2021.
In respect of all notices under the aforementioned legislation:
*no monies owed to the council or invoicing pending in respective of works.