Metropolitan Borough of Wirral

The complainant has requested a study of local housing need projections. The above public authority relied on regulation 12(4)(d) of the EIR (material in the course of completion) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that regulation 12(4)(d) of the EIR is engaged, but that the public interest favours disclosure. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose a copy of the report.