- Title or Description
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- FOI Number
- 2024520
- Date Received
- 14/05/2024
- Type of Request
- FOI
- Request or Question
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Freedom of Information Request * Environmental Protection Act 1990: o Section 80 For clarity, when replying to this FOI request can you please specify what you are replying to by using the bullet point questions below We would be obliged if you can provide us with the following details in regards to notices/Orders that have been made by Scottish Borders Council under the legislation listed above:
* Notices or Orders that remain extant as at 13th May 2024
* Notices or Orders that have been complied with and have monies owed to Scottish Borders Council as at 13th May 2024
* Notices or Orders that have invoices pending in respect of works carried out by or on behalf of Scottish Borders Council to resolve the matter as at 13th May 2024 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 Borders Council from 4th December 2023 to 13th May 2024 under the legislation listed above 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.
* Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN)
* Summary descriptions of the nature of the works/contravention.
* Relevant dates.
* Status of the action.
* Amounts owed to the council (when available). - Response
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* Environmental Protection Act 1990:
o Section 80
For clarity, when replying to this FOI request can you please specify what you are replying to by using the bullet point questions below
We would be obliged if you can provide us with the following details in regards to notices/Orders that have been made by Scottish Borders Council under the legislation listed above:
* Notices or Orders that remain extant as at 13th May 2024
* Notices or Orders that have been complied with and have monies owed to Scottish Borders Council as at 13th May 2024
* Notices or Orders that have invoices pending in respect of works carried out by or on behalf of Scottish Borders Council to resolve the matter as at 13th May 2024
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 Borders Council from 4th December 2023 to 13th May 2024 under the legislation listed above
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.
* Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN)
* Summary descriptions of the nature of the works/contravention.
* Relevant dates.
* Status of the action.
* Amounts owed to the council (when available).
-1 EPA 1990 Section 80 notice remains extant:
-Overhaugh Steet, Galashiels, TD1. Notice served 16th April 2024 in relation to noise nuisance from a generator. Notice timescale to abate nuisance by 1st May 2024. Notice has not been complied with and investigation/case ongoing.
-Orrock Place, Hawick, TD9. 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.
Notice below has been complied with.
- Havelock Street, Hawick, TD9 in relation to accumulation of refuse. 21/00162/ACCUM. Notice served 7th May 2021 and to abate by 12th May.
-Paxton Terrace, Eyemouth, TD14. 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.
-(x4) Arthur Street, Hawick, TD9. Notice served 4/3/22 RE accumulation of putrescible refuse. Works in default on 17/3/22.
-Bridge Place, Galashiels, TD1. Notice (22/01014/ACCUM) served on 21/07/22 in relation to refuse/food waste accumulation.
-Tweedholm Avenue East, Walkerburn, EH43 Notice served (22/00834/DRAINS) on 25/10/22 in relation to foul water.
-High Street, Hawick, TD9, Notice served (5/5/23). In relation to pigeons in building. Works carried out to remove pigeons, proof building, and provide method statement.
In respect of all notices under the aforementioned legislation:
-no monies owed to the council or invoicing pending in respective of works.
