27 April 2017, Local government (City council)
The complainant made a request to the Council for all correspondence from officers and councillors relating to the Groves chapel planning applications. The Council refused to comply with the request under regulation 12(4)(b) EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has dealt with this request under the correct access regime and that it correctly applied regulation 12(4)(b) EIR to the request. It also complied with regulation 9 in the handling of this request. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
EIR 2(1): Not upheld EIR 9: Not upheld EIR 12(4)(b): Not upheld