The complainant has requested various pieces of CON29 information in respect of every proposed or approved development within West Sussex. West Sussex County Council declined to provide this information en masse, but explained that it would provide this information at a charge of 15 pounds for each individual address which the complaint required. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council has breached regulation 8(3) by seeking to levy an unreasonable charge for the provision of environmental information. He also considers that the council has failed to comply with regulation 11(3). The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR and Finding: EIR 8 – Complaint Upheld, EIR 11 – Complaint Upheld
Citations:
[2013] UKICO FER0446040
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.528019