Response A1346537

Response to request for information

Response date

29 March 2022

Request

Please can you provide the following:

• The total number of empty commercial buildings in February 2019.
  Commercial buildings will include:
• Offices
• Retail – retail stores, shopping centres, shops
• Industrial – warehouses, factories
• Leisure – hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes, sports facilities
• Healthcare – medical centres, hospitals, nursing homes
• The total number of empty commercial buildings as of 25th February 2022.
  Commercial buildings will include:
• Offices
• Retail – retail stores, shopping centres, shops
• Industrial – warehouses, factories
• Leisure – hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes, sports facilities
• Healthcare – medical centres, hospitals, nursing homes

Response

1. The total number of empty commercial buildings in February 2019.
   • 1 March 2019 - 150
2. The total number of empty commercial buildings as of 25 February 2022
   • 29 March 2022 - 126