13 June 2016, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information concerning a planning application from the London Borough of Harrow (the ‘Council’). The Council informed the complainant that the requested information could be found in the public domain on its website. The Council also explained the planning validation process to the complainant as it understood this was part of the request. However when this aspect of the request was clarified, at internal review the Council confirmed that all the requested information which it holds is available on its website. The Commissioner’s decision is that Council is correct to refer the complainant to its website to access the requested information. The Commissioner is satisfied that the Council does not hold any further information concerning this request and has correctly responded under regulations 12(4)(a) and 6(1)(b) of the EIR. No steps are required.
EIR 6(1)(b): Not upheld EIR 12(4)(a): Not upheld