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Somerset County Council

  • Date 30 May 2018
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld

The complainant requested information from Somerset County Council about the siting of a telecommunications cabinet beside the A38 road in Somerset. The Commissioner’s decision is that Somerset County Council failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Regulation 5(2) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The Commissioner requires Somerset County Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation: to issue a substantive response, under the EIR, to the request.