Norfolk County Council
- Date 10 March 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.b: Not upheld, EIR 5: Upheld, EIR 9: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information from Norfolk County Council (“the Council”) in relation to Norwich Western Link Road. The Council refused the request on the basis of regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR – manifestly unreasonable. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to rely on regulation 12(4)(b) to refuse the request. The Commissioner is satisfied that there has been no breach of regulation 9 of the EIR, as the Council offered sufficient advice and assistance to the complainant. However, as the Council failed to respond to the requests within 20 working days, it has breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR. The Commissioner does not require any steps as a result of this decision notice.