15 February 2016, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant requested from the Royal Borough of Greenwich (“the Council”) information about the financial contributions to improving air quality being made by a developer as a result of the redevelopment of a particular site. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council did not provide the information for the first part of the request within 20 working days of the request and so breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. It also did not confirm that no information was held regarding the final part of the request within 20 working days of the request and so breached regulation 14(3) of the EIR. The Council has now provided the information covered by the first part of the request and confirmed that it does not hold information for the final part of the request. The Commissioner therefore does not require it to take any further steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.
EIR 5(2): Upheld EIR 14(3): Upheld