Subject: [1] RE: Great House Farm, Llandough – Request 00210772 – Internal Review – Formal Chase
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:37 UTC
Institution: Vale of Glamorgan Council
Refs: 00210772
Archive id: gm-1a0efbe877bbd17f
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Information Governance Team,

*Case Ref 00210772 — internal review requested 7 July 2026*

Thank you for your email of 11 September. You said that you would try to
update me by the end of the following week with a clearer timeframe. I have
not received that update.

Under regulation 11(4) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004,
an internal review should be completed as soon as possible and no later
than 40 working days after receipt of the request for reconsideration. On
my calculation, that period expired on 2 September 2026. The review is
therefore now overdue.

I appreciate that further historical documentation has been located and
that you may need to consult third parties. I am not asking you to
compromise any proper consultation process. However, I ask that you now
provide the following by *Tuesday 6 October 2026*:

   1.

   *A firm date* by which the completed internal review decision will be
   issued.
   2.

   *A non-disclosive description of the further documentation located*,
   including, so far as presently known:
   - its approximate date or date range;
      - who created or supplied it;
      - how it came into the Council's possession; and
      - approximately how many documents are involved.

   I am asking for a description of the material and its provenance, rather
   than disclosure of its substantive contents.
   3.

   *Confirmation that the newly located documentation is being preserved in
   its present form*, without alteration, destruction or disposal, while
   the internal review and any subsequent complaint to the Information
   Commissioner remain outstanding.
   4.

   *Release now of any material that can properly be disclosed without
   awaiting third-party consultation*, where the Council has already
   established that no exemption or other restriction prevents disclosure.

If I do not receive a substantive response by *6 October 2026*, I will
refer the continuing delay to the Information Commissioner's Office without
further notice.

Regards,

Sion Buckler (Ret'd Sergeant)
Royal Signals Cyber and Electronic Warfare Professional and Life Member