Derry City and Strabane District Council
- Date 18 December 2019
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from the Council in relation to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) developments. The Council directed the complainant towards some of the information which was publicly available, and refused to disclose the remainder (“the withheld information) citing regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR as a basis for non-disclosure. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied the regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR to the withheld information. Therefore, the Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.