West Berkshire Council
- Date 10 September 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Not upheld, EIR 9: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information regarding an Environment Agency flood model for a particular site. West Berkshire Council withheld the information its entirety citing EIR Regulation 12(4)(b) – manifestly unreasonable on the grounds of cost. The Commissioner’s decision is that West Berkshire Council has appropriately relied on EIR Regulation 12(4)(b) to withhold the requested information and that the public interest favours maintaining the exception. Furthermore it has complied with the requirements of regulation 9 – advice and assistance, and regulations 5(2) and 7(1) in the time it took to respond to the request The Commissioner does not require any steps.