Liverpool City Council

The complainant submitted a three part request for information held by Liverpool City Council (the council) relating to objections it had received about a particular planning application. The council confirmed to the complainant that it had considered the request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and that it held information relevant to the request. The council went on to provide a short summary of the proposed redevelopment set out within the relevant planning application. The Commissioner’s decision is that the request is for environmental information and therefore the council should have dealt with it under the EIR. Furthermore, the Commissioner considers that the information provided to the complainant is not what they requested, and that given this, the council has not complied with its obligations under regulation 5 of the EIR. The Commissioner requires the council reconsider and issue a fresh response to all three parts of the complainant’s request in accordance with its obligations under the EIR.