Portsmouth City Council
- Date 3 October 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant submitted an information request to Portsmouth City Council (“the Council”) requesting all material relating to a specific planning application. 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.