1) A list of instances, in the past 15 years, when Devon County Council (DCC) has found structural issues with hollow block and beam/beam and pot structures on any buildings within the authority. The list should include: the address where the issue was found, what sort of building (ie school,office etc) it, and when the issue was found.
2) A list of instances, in the past 15 years, when DCC commissioned reports from structural engineers into structural issues with hollow block and beam/beam and pot structures on any buildings within the authority. The list should include: the address where the issue was found, what sort of building (ie school,office etc), and when the issue was found.
With regards to questions 1 and 2, there has only been one instance of this across DCC estates since 2009. Information can be found below:
West Croft Primary School, Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE
This issue affected 4 classrooms.
Date issue found: July 2023.
3) Copies of those reports.
This information can be found at the following links:
West Croft School – Roof Re-roofing Report
Appendix A- Information to be read with the report
Some information has been greyed out as it is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data).
The Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.