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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Information Commissioner's Office >> Sheffield City Council (Local government) [2018] UKICO fer0743117 (25 September 2018)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2018/fer0743117.html
Cite as: [2018] UKICO fer743117, [2018] UKICO fer0743117
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Sheffield City Council
The complainant requested information about various engineering solutions used to maintain trees in accordance with a specified tree management plan. Sheffield City Council (the ‘Council’) cited regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR to refuse the request, on the grounds that it was manifestly unreasonable, due to the significant burden it would impose on the Council in terms of cost. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to apply regulation 12(4)(b) to refuse the request. She finds that the public interest lies in maintaining the Council’s application of this exception. However, she also finds that the Council breached regulation 11 of the EIR by failing to carry out an internal review within the statutory 40 working days’ time limit.EIR 11: Complaint upheld EIR 12(4)(b): Complaint not upheld
Decision notice: fer0743117