Environmental Information Regulations

Environmental information Regulations 2004 (EIR) give the public a right of access to information held by public bodies relating to environmental topics, and places obligations on public bodies to release the information on request if it is not subject to an exception.

To make a request under EIR:

You can make a request by writing to:

Freedom of Information
Legal Department
Malvern Hills District Council
Council House
Avenue Road
Malvern
WR14 3AF 

If you are unable to make the request in writing and need assistance in doing so, then please contact Legal Services on 01684 862272.

In dealing with requests for information under the Environmental Information Regulations, we are entitled to charge a reasonable amount towards the cost of reproducing the information for you in the format you have requested. To be fair and reasonable we have decided to charge the same hourly rate as we do for Freedom of Information requests.

No charge will be made to access to any public registers of environmental information held by us nor to examine (where possible) any information requested at our offices.

Our standard charges for reproducing information are set out in scale of fees document.

We will issue a ‘Fees Notice’ and will provide the requested information upon payment of the fee.  If the fee is not paid within 60 working days, we will assume you no longer require the information and the request will be closed.

Refusing a request for Environmental Information

In rare cases, we may refuse a request where the cost of processing is unreasonable.  We may have regard to the statutory limit for processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act.  

If we consider there are exceptional circumstances, we may waive the charges of producing information.