Decision notice IC-148704-L9R0

The complainant has requested correspondence relating to a particular planning application. At the date of this notice, Brighton and Hove City Council had failed to respond to the request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has failed to respond to the request within 20 working days and has therefore breached Regulation 5(2) of the Environmental Information Regulations. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: issue a substantive response, under the EIR, to the request.