London Borough of Croydon

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Croydon relating to a planning application and notice served upon the complainant. By the date of this notice the London Borough of Croydon (“the Council”) had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: Issue a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the EIR.