Summary: The complainant made a request to inspect 23 building control files relating to the conversion of barns or other similar outbuildings to dwellings. The Council confirmed that it held 20 of the requested files (selected from a list provided to the complainant by the Council) but could not locate files for three other properties that the complainant had requested (these were not on the list provided by the Council). The Council considered that the findings of the Commissioner in decision notice FER0303754, regarding a previous complaint by the same individual, were directly relevant to this request. The Council therefore referred the complainant to that decision notice and stated that the 20 building control files he had requested were exempt from disclosure under regulation 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner considers that that the Council appropriately applied regulation 13 and requires no steps to be taken. Information Tribunal appeal number EA/2011/0200 has been disposed of by way of a consent order.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 11 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 13 - Complaint Partly Upheld, EIR 14 - Complaint Upheld