Dear Chris Cook,
Re: Freedom of Information Request - 05954
I am writing regarding your request for information, which was received on 20th June.
In that request you asked us for information as shown below.
Where we have provided information regarding high rise tower blocks, this covers tower blocks owned by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council only. We do not hold information about other buildings. The Council considers a ‘high rise’ tower block to be 6 and above floors.
With that in mind I can confirm that the search for the information you requested has been completed and I can advise you of the following:
1. list of the buildings within your borders that are considered tall buildings. The standard definition in use in building codes is 18m. If there is some other - hopefully similar - definition that would assist you in getting the information more easily, please do contact me. Ideally, we would get the height, too (either in storeys or as in metres/feet).
PostCode / Address / Storeys / Use / Owned / Build YearSS2 5AB / MALVERN,1-105 COLEMAN STREET,SOUTHEND / 16 / Residential / Local Authority / 1966
SS2 5AE / CHILTERN,1-105 COLEMAN STREET,SOUTHEND / 16 / Residential / Local Authority / 1966
SS2 5AG / PENNINE,1-105 COLEMAN STREET,SOUTHEND / 16 / Residential / Local Authority / 1967
SS2 5AH / QUANTOCK,CHICHESTER ROAD,SOUTHEND ON SEA / 16 / Residential / Local Authority / 1967
SS2 4ST / LONGBOW,1-89 SHERWOOD WAY,SOUTHEND / 13 / Residential / Local Authority / 1964
SS2 4RG / BEWLEY COURT,1-76 WHITTINGHAM AVENUE,SOUTHEND / 11 / Residential / Local Authority / 1963
SS2 6PG / CECIL COURT,1-78 JONES CLOSE,SOUTHEND / 12 / Residential / Local Authority / 1966
SS0 7BD / BRECON,1-78 SALISBURY AVENUE,SOUTHEND / 15 / Residential / Local Authority / 1972
SS9 5YA / BEAVER TOWER,1-78 MANSELL CLOSE,SOUTHEND / 12 / Residential / Local Authority / 1969
SS2 4BH / SUTTON COURT,PANTILE AVENUE,SOUTHEND / 11 / Residential / Local Authority / 1963
SS2 4BG / TEMPLE COURT,PANTILE AVENUE,SOUTHEND / 11 / Residential / Local Authority / 1962
SS1 2PB / NICHOLSON HOUSE, SOUTHCHURCH ROAD,LEIGH ON SEA / 8 / Residential / Local Authority / 1989
SS0 7BH / BLACKDOWN,NORTH ROAD,SOUTHEND ON SEA / 15 / Residential / Local Authority / 1972
SS0 7DH / GRAMPIAN HOUSE,BALMORAL ROAD,WESTCLIFF ON SEA / 15 / Residential / Local Authority / 1971
SS2 5NA / BARRINGTONS,SOUTHCHURCH ROAD,SOUTHEND / 8 / Residential / Local Authority / 1990
2. For each building, please state the postcode
Please see our response to question 1; we are only able to provide information on Council owned buildings only.
3. For each building, please state whether the buildings (whether they are for residential use, for example).
Non-residential building:
Civic Centre
SS2 6ER
Civic Centre – Office and Administration Buildings
Council owned
Construction completed 1967
4. For each building, please state whether they are owned either by the local authority or a housing association.
Please see our response to question 1; we are only able to provide information on Council owned buildings only.
5. If the information is held easily, please could you supply the date of construction? I would quite understand if that would cause a breach of section 10, however. So I leave that at your discretion.
Please see our response to question 1; we are only able to provide information on Council owned buildings only.
If you wish to discuss any of the above, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to request a review of our response, you should write to the Group Manager – Policy, Engagement and Communication, Department of the Chief Executive, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6ER.
If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you can make a complaint under the Council’s complaints process by writing to Corporate Complaints Officer, Department of the Chief Executive, PO Box 6, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6ER.
You can also apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision although generally the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the Council’s complaints procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Daniel Howard
Corporate Freedom of Information Team