East Hampshire District Council
- Date 16 June 2016
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.e: Upheld
The complainant has requested information relating to a specific planning application. East Hampshire District Council disclosed some information and withheld other information under the exception for the confidentiality of commercial information (regulation 12(5)(e) of the EIR). The Commissioner’s decision is that East Hampshire District Council has failed to demonstrate that regulation 12(5)(e) is engaged and that it wrongly withheld the requested information. The Commissioner requires the public authority to disclose the withheld viability information to the complainant.