8 March 2017, Local government (District council)
The complainant has requested information from Rother District Council relating to a specific planning application. The request was refused by Rother District Council under regulation 12(4)(b) (manifestly unreasonable) of EIR. The Commissioner has considered Rother District Council’s application of regulation 12(4)(b)of EIR in the context of its previous application of the same exception to a prior related request made by the complainant. The Commissioner’s decision is that Rother District Council has applied regulation 12(4)(b) of EIR appropriately. The Commissioner does not require Rother District Council to take any further steps as a result of this decision.
EIR 12(4)(b): Not upheld