Aylesbury Vale District Council
- Date 25 February 2016
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested information which the council holds which led it to issue a briefing to parish councillors regarding a change to the balance it places on local neighbourhood plans where no 5 year plan for future housing development is in place. The council withheld information under Regulation 12(4)(e), however it subsequently also applied Regulation 12(5)(b) during the Commissioner's investigation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has correctly applied Regulation 12(5)(b) and Regulation 12(4)(e) in this instance. He has however decided that the council’s response did not comply with Regulation 5(2) in that it did not respond within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.