Freedom of Information request: land and building asset register
Case reference FOI2026/01033
Received 11 September 2026
Published 9 October 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide a copy of the council's current land and building asset register: the complete list of land and property assets held by the council, as recorded in your estates or asset management system at the date of this request. For each asset, please include the following fields where held: * Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) * Asset or building name * Street name and number, post town and postcode * Tenure (freehold or leasehold) and the occupation characteristic that applies (for example occupied by the authority, leased out, ground leasehold, licence, or vacant) * Whether the asset is land only or land with a permanent building I note these are the fields the council is required to publish annually under the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, as mandated by the Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015, so I anticipate this information is readily available. As this information constitutes a dataset, please provide it in a re-usable electronic format (CSV or Excel) in accordance with section 11(1A) of the Act, rather than as a PDF. If any part of this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit, please provide the remainder and advise, in line with your duty under section 16, how the request could be refined. Please treat this as a request made on behalf of Unifi ID Ltd.
Response
Please find attached the Council's land and building asset register in Excel format, containing the information available for disclosure.
The Council has withheld the detailed occupation-status information identifying individual properties as vacant or occupied under Regulation 12(5)(a) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Regulation 12(5)(a) – Public safety
Regulation 12(5)(a) allows a public authority to refuse to disclose environmental information where disclosure would adversely affect public safety.
The Council considers that disclosing the occupation status of individual properties, particularly information identifying vacant buildings, could expose those properties to an increased risk of unauthorised access, vandalism, theft and other criminal activity.
Identifying properties that are currently unoccupied could make them more vulnerable to targeting and create potential safety risks for neighbouring properties, members of the public and individuals responsible for maintaining or securing the buildings.
The Council therefore considers that disclosure of this information would adversely affect public safety and has withheld the relevant occupation-status details under Regulation 12(5)(a).
Public interest test
The Council recognises the public interest in transparency and accountability regarding its ownership and management of public land and buildings. Disclosure of occupation-status information would assist public understanding of how the Council manages and utilises its property assets.
However, the Council must also consider the public interest in protecting buildings from criminal activity and preventing risks to public safety.
Disclosing information that identifies vacant properties could increase their vulnerability to unauthorised access, vandalism and other activities that may place individuals and neighbouring properties at risk.
Having considered the presumption in favour of disclosure under Regulation 12(2), the Council considers that the public interest in maintaining the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosing the withheld occupation-status information.
The remaining information available for disclosure has been provided in the attached register.
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