Forest of Dean District Council

The complainant requested information on curtilage in the context of Important Open Areas. Forest of Dean District Council (the “council”) disclosed some information and confirmed that other information was not held. The complainant disputes the council’s position and considers that further information should be held. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has not demonstrated, on the balance of probabilities, that it does not hold further information falling within the scope of the complainant's request for information. He also finds that it failed to respond in time and failed to carry out an internal review, breaching regulation 5(2) and regulation 11. The Commissioner requires the council to carry out further searches for information identified in paragraphs 19 and 20 of this notice and issue a fresh response to the complainant.