The complainant has requested a copy of an officer report which recommends the non-enforcement of a planning condition relating to the stopping up of a footpath. The council applied Regulation 12(5)(b) to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the council was not correct to apply the exception to withhold the information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation. To disclose the requested information to the complainant.
EIR 12(5)(b): Complaint upheld
Citations:
[2019] UKICO fer0771483
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Information
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.638014
