Coventry City Council
- Date 4 April 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.a: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested the pre-application planning advice relating to particular planning applications. Coventry City Council (the ‘Council’) ultimately denied holding the requested information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly handled the request under the EIR. He also finds that, on the balance of probabilities, the Council does not hold the requested information for the reasons set out in this notice. However, by failing to provide its substantive response to the request within 20 working days, the Council has breached Regulation 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps to ensure compliance with the legislation.