Record#

EV ID

EV-0489

Institution

Welsh Government / Cadw

Matter

FOI request and review on farm listing records

Route / regime

Email · FOI internal review

Their reference

ATISN 27021

Request date

17 May 2026

Statutory deadline

15 Jun 2026 (20 working days (ICO guidance for FOI internal reviews))

Deadline

met

First reply (not an acknowledgement)

21 May 2026

Days waited

4

Response class

partial disclosure

Exemptions cited

none cited

Redirected to

Glamorgan Archives, National Library of Wales, Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales, Coflein, Tithe Maps of Wales, National Library of Scotland maps, National Archives research guide

Fees or charges named

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Messages

16 sent · 11 received (4 acknowledgements only)

Attachments from the institution

10 archived

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Timeline#

Date

Direction

Class

Summary

Copy

17 May 2026

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request

The requester asks for record review, clarification on heritage investigations, and guidance on accessing archival and planning materials.

email · text

17 May 2026

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acknowledgement only

An automatic reply states the mailbox is unmonitored over weekends and bank holidays.

email · text

20 May 2026

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request

States suspicion of misconduct regarding family manorial title and formally requests all records held concerning the family and estate.

email · text

21 May 2026

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partial

Confirms 1988 listing assessment rejected the property, provides two photographs, states no further electronic records held, and continues a paper-file search.

email · text · 1990-08-00_cadw_ggat-assessment-great-ho (WB-0025) · 1988-07-29_cadw_barn-survey-photo-high-r · 1988-07-29_cadw_farmhouse-survey-photo-h

22 May 2026

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other

Thanks the official for the previous reply.

email · text

28 May 2026

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request

Submits a formal request for records on the listing consideration, assessment and demolition of Great House Farm.

email · text

28 May 2026

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request

Resends an identical formal request for records on the listing consideration and demolition of Great House Farm.

email · text

1 Jun 2026

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acknowledgement only

Acknowledges receipt of the FOI request and states a response will be provided by 25 June 2026.

email · text

1 Jun 2026

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other

Requests the name of the handling official, referencing concerns about secrecy.

email · text

2 Jun 2026

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correspondence (no disclosure)

Provides the handling official’s name in response to the requester’s query.

email · text

2 Jun 2026

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clarification given

Clarifies that the request should cover both digital and archived historical records from predecessor or contracted bodies.

email · text

7 Jun 2026

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request

Requests comprehensive disclosure of all 1970s-1990s Cadw records on Great House Farm, citing a 1988 newspaper report.

email · text

11 Jun 2026

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substantive disclosure

Provides two 1988 survey photographs of the farmhouse and barn along with a written response letter.

email · text · 2026-06-11_welsh-government_atisn-27021_ · 2026-06-11_welsh-government_atisn-27021_ · 2026-06-11_welsh-government_atisn-27021_ · 1988-07-29_cadw_barn-survey-photo-high-r · 1988-07-29_cadw_farmhouse-survey-photo-h

11 Jun 2026

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internal review request

Requests internal review, disputing adequacy of searches and citing contemporary press reports on Cadw’s 1988 involvement.

email · text

15 Jun 2026

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acknowledgement only

Acknowledges the internal review request, identifies the case officer, and attaches a letter with key dates.

email · text · 2026-06-15_cadw_atisn-27021-internal-rev (WB-0028)

16 Jun 2026

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clarification given

Clarifies that the correspondence should be treated as an FOI/EIR request and review, not a complaint.

email · text

16 Jun 2026

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correspondence (no disclosure)

States internal conversations about the review are ongoing and promises further updates.

email · text

16 Jun 2026

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other

Brief acknowledgement thanking the reviewer and stating anticipation of the outcome.

email · text

2 Jul 2026

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complaint outcome

Provides the internal review outcome letter responding to the earlier review request.

email · text · 2026-07-02_welsh-government_atisn-27021- (WB-0029)

2 Jul 2026

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request

Raises detailed follow-up questions about the documentary basis, search scope, and possible record destruction.

email · text

3 Jul 2026

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acknowledgement only

Courtesy reply stating the follow-up questions will be reviewed with a response by 17 July.

email · text

4 Jul 2026

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other

Sends a brief acknowledgement emoji with no additional content.

email · text

10 Jul 2026

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partial

Confirms photographs relate to a 1988 listing assessment, states no official file survives and records were likely destroyed.

email · text

10 Jul 2026

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request

Acknowledges clarifications and asks whether searches covered specific categories of internal and external correspondence.

email · text

15 Jul 2026

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request

Highlights discrepancies between the original response and internal review, requesting evidential basis for transfer or destruction statements.

email · text

29 Jul 2026

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not held

States no further records or destruction documentation exist, confirms searches complete, and notes right to complain to the Information Commissioner.

email · text

29 Jul 2026

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request

Seeks confirmation of evidential basis for transfer or destruction asserts and whether any consultation records survive.

email · text

Attachments (Wayback archive)#

Note: Repeated requests, disclosures and a review concluded that no further listing-related records are held.