11 February 2016, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested the contents of two planning files – 2/3/4836 and 2/3/4710, from Cheshire West and Chester Council. The two files relate to the construction of Mill View Primary School in Chester and they date back to the mid-1960s. The Commissioner’s decision is that Chester West and Cheshire Council has provided the complainant with all of the recorded information it holds in respect of the two planning files. The Council has therefore complied with Regulation 5(1) of the EIR. The Commissioner has also decided that the Council has acted in contravention of Regulation 11 of the EIR for its failure to conduct a formal internal review in response to the complainant’s representations. The Commissioner requires the Council to take no further action in this matter.
EIR 5(1): Not upheld EIR 11: Upheld