Kirby Muxloe Parish Council

The complainant requested information about a grant application in respect of a listed structure. The Council provided some information and withheld other information under section 43 of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that the requested information is environmental information within the definition at regulation 2(1)(c) of the EIR. The request should, therefore, have been handled under the EIR rather than the FOIA. He also notes that the Council has failed to consider all of the information held relevant to the request for disclosure. The Commissioner requires the Council to reconsider the request and its scope under the provisions of the EIR and issue a fresh response to the complainant.