Somerset West and Taunton Council
- Date 18 June 2020
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested information about, and relating to, a specific planning application. Somerset West and Taunton Council (‘SWTC’) disclosed all the information it said that it held which fell within the scope of the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that on the balance of probabilities, SWTC has disclosed to the complainant all the information it holds which fell within the scope of his request. However, the Commissioner finds that SWTC breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR by failing to disclose the information it held within 20 working days and it breached regulation 11(4) of the EIR by failing to conduct an internal review within 40 working days.