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You can send a request to the local authority for access to environmental information such as air, noise and water quality reports, and policies and plans on environmental protection measures.

You must apply to a local authority for a licence if you want to erect permanent or temporary advertising signs and structures about your business on public roads.

You must apply for licence to the local authority if you are a casual trader and you want to sell goods in a public place or designated trading area.

You can send the local authority a request to access your personal data, to check if data about you exists, be told of the content and source of personal data, and update, correct or delete your personal data.

Local authorities publish a disclosures log to provide details of all non personal Freedom of Information requests they receive and the decision in response to these requests.

You can send the local authority a request to access official records. You can also ask that your personal records are amended or deleted if they are incorrect or misleading. You have the right to request reasons for decisions taken by the local authority which affect you and the right to appeal the decision.

You must write to the local authority to ask for permission to release and re-use public sector information it holds that you wish to use.