London Borough of Croydon (Local government) [2021] UKICO ic-137889 (18 November 2021)


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Cite as: [2021] UKICO ic-137889

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London Borough of Croydon

The complainant requested information from the London Borough of Croydon (“the Council”) relating to a specific planning application. By the date of this notice the Council had not issued a substantive response to this request. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has breached regulation 5(2) of the EIR in that it failed to provide a valid response to the request within the statutory time frame of 20 working days. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following step to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Council must provide a substantive response to the request in accordance with its obligations under the EIR. The Council must take this step within 35 calendar days of the date of this decision notice. Failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court.

EIR 5(2): Complaint upheld

Decision notice: ic-137889

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