Disclosure Log

Planning and regulatory services (FOI/5758)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 20 May 2025

Dear *****

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI/00005758

Thank you for your email of 29 April 2025 where you requested information about our planning and regulatory services.

The information, which can be disclosed, is:

1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for
A: Planning, Land Charges, Building control - MasterGov

2. When does each contract expire – Planning 31 May 2026

3. How much does each system cost annually – Planning £23,723.71

4. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System If so, when – Planning, no

5. How many users / licenses for each system do you have – Planning – 16, Trading Standards - 30

6. Who is the person responsible for your Software System Please provide full name if possible – Planning - Jonathan Smith

The remainder of the information that you requested is exempt under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is therefore withheld.  This comprises the answers to:

1. What Software Systems are currently used by the Council for
B: Public Protection (Licensing / Environmental Health / ASB / Trading Standards) – Trading Standards – See https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetailscontractId=70d24af4-1cf6-ed11-8122-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

2. When does each contract expire – Trading Standards – See https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetailscontractId=70d24af4-1cf6-ed11-8122-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

3. How much does each system cost annually – Trading Standards – See https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetailscontractId=70d24af4-1cf6-ed11-8122-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

4. Are you planning to go to market for a different Software System If so, when - No

6. Who is the person responsible for your Software System Please provide full name if possible – Trading Standards – See https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetailscontractId=70d24af4-1cf6-ed11-8122-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21


I can confirm that Nottinghamshire County Council holds this information.  The information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), because the information is accessible to you, as it is already in the public domain.

I can also inform you that Nottinghamshire County Council are not responsible for land charges, building control, licensing, environmental health or ASB.  In Nottinghamshire the district and borough councils provide these services.  If you have not already done so you may wish to contact them directly.
 
  • Ashfield District Council, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NOTTINGHAM, NG17 8DA or [email protected].
  • Bassetlaw District Council, Queen’s Buildings, Potter Street, WORKSOP, S80 2AH or [email protected].
  • Broxtowe Borough Council, Council Offices, Foster Avenue, Beeston, NOTTINGHAM, NG9 1AB or [email protected].
  • Gedling Borough Council, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 6LU or [email protected].
  • Mansfield District Council, Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, MANSFIELD, NG19 7BH or [email protected].
  • Newark and Sherwood District Council, Castle House, Great North Road, NEWARK, NG24 1BY or [email protected].
  • Rushcliffe Borough Council, Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7YG or [email protected].

Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests.  For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.  Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information – Team Manager, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications. 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/.

Yours sincerely

Colin Sawers (He/Him)
Information Case Officer | Customers, Complaints and Information
Chief Executive"s Department | Nottinghamshire County Council
County Hall | Loughborough Road | West Bridgford | NOTTINGHAM | NG2 7QP
Tel: (0115) 977 3714