Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 – "Information being requested: All records held by Essex Fire Service in relation to a planning application by Chelmsford City Council for the demolition of garages at Medway Close, Chelmsford to be replaced by 6 dwellings. Planning reference is 23/00195/FUL.
I am aware that *********(of Essex Fire Service) had a meeting with the planning officers (of Chelmsford City Council) on or around 29.09.2023 so I would like notes from that meeting please and any email correspondence, with any attachments, sent between Essex Fire Service (likely to have been ********) and Chelmsford City Council planning department in relation to this matter.
How I would like to receive the information: By email please"
Response
Please find attached copies of communications between Essex County Fire & Rescue Service (ECFRS) and Chelmsford City Council regarding the planning application 23/00195/FUL.
Our Protection team have confirmed we hold one email thread in relation to planning application 23/00195/FUL.
I have attached a copy of the email thread.
Personal data has been removed from the attached documents under section 40 of the FOIA –Personal Information
We hope you find this information useful.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essex- fire.gov.uk).
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
Please ensure you quote the above reference number in all future communications.