Hastings Borough Council
- Date 7 May 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested from Hastings Borough Council (the Council) information comprising of documents and correspondence between the Council and Natural England regarding England Coastal Path and Ecclesbourne Glen. Following the Commissioner’s involvement, the Council responded to the request. However, the complainant remained unhappy with the overall handling of the request by the Council including the time the Council took to provide a response.
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council failed to respond to the complainant’s request within 20 working days of receipt and has therefore breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR.
Since the request has now been responded to, the Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps in relation to this complaint.