Bournemouth Borough Council
- Date 1 June 2018
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 9.1: Not upheld
The complainant has asked Bournemouth Borough Council to provide him with any correspondence where concerns have been raised about the Council’s A338-Wessex Fields proposals. The Council refused to comply with the complainant’s request in reliance on Regulation 12(4)(b), on the grounds that to do so would be manifestly unreasonable due to the significant burden imposed on the Council by the request in terms of cost. The Commissioner’s decision is that Bournemouth Borough Council has correctly applied Regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR to the complainant’s request. She finds that weight of the public interest lies in maintaining the Council’s application of this exception. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0125 allowed.