Gateshead Council
- Date 21 June 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 14.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested all documents relating to building regulations for a specific address from Gateshead Council (“the Council”). The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to refuse the request as being manifestly unreasonable under the exception at regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR, and that the balance of the public interest lies in the exception being maintained. However, the Council breached regulation 14(2) of the EIR as it failed to issue a valid refusal notice to the complainant within 20 working days. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any further steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2019/0234 dismissed.