Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Date 23 January 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.f: Not upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested information from Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council regarding a warehouse planning application. The council withheld the requested information under regulations 12(5)(f) (interests of the information provider) and 13 (personal data) of the EIR. 2.The Commissioner’s decision is that Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council was entitled to withhold the information under regulations 12(5)(f) and 13, and that all other information has been disclosed. However the council breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR because it did not meet the statutory 20 working day time limit for responding to a request. The Commissioner does not require any steps.