Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The complainant requested information about the Earls Court regeneration project. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (the Council) stated that it did not hold some of the information. In respect of the information that it confirmed it holds, it refused the request, withholding the information under the Regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR – the exception for the confidentiality of commercial or industrial information. The withheld information comprises two reports. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council incorrectly withheld the information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to take the following steps to ensure compliance with the legislation: disclose to the complainant the two reports, as provided to the Commissioner during the course of his investigation. This decision notice is currenty under appeal to the Tribunal.