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Northumberland County Council (Decision Notice) [2013] UKICO FER0484296 (20 November 2013)
Summary: The complainant requested information relating to a specific planning application. Although Northumberland County Council (the -˜Council-™) provided him with some information, the complainant-™s view was that it held more information which it had not disclosed. The Information Commissioner finds that the information requested constitutes environmental information and was correctly considered under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). He has concluded on the balance of probabilities that, other than the information it had already provided to the complainant, the Council did not hold any further information relevant to the request. The Council, however, breached regulations 5(1) and 5(2) of the EIR in failing to make available the information it held within 20 working days of receipt of the request. It also breached regulation 11 of the EIR by failing to provide the internal review outcome within 40 working days, instead taking 421 working days. As all the information held has now been provided to the complainant, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 5 - Complaint Upheld, EIR 11 - Complaint Upheld