Buckinghamshire Council
- Date 20 December 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 6.1: Not upheld, EIR 6.1.b: Not upheld
The complainant has requested information with regards to agricultural restrictions on properties in a specific area. Buckinghamshire Council (the council) refused the request under regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIR – Form and format, based on the information being available in the public domain. The Commissioner’s decision is that regulation 6(1)(b) of the EIR is engaged. He also used his discretion to determine that regulation 6(1)(a) of the EIR is also applicable in this case - reasonable to make the information available in another format. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps.