3 September 2015, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information relating to specific planning applications. Horsham District Council disclosed some of the requested information and confirmed that other information was not held. The Commissioner’s decision is that Horsham District Council has disclosed all the relevant information it holds and complied with regulation 5(1) of the EIR but that in responding outside 20 working days it breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.
EIR 5(1): Not upheld EIR 5(2): Upheld