London Borough of Camden

The complainant has requested information relating to the redevelopment of the Bacton Rise estate and the involvement of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO). Six requests were made by the complainant and two others from other applicants using the same address. The council believed they were acting in concert and refused to respond to all eight requests citing regulation 12(4)(b) of the EIR. Five of the requests have been considered under the EIR and the Commissioner has decided that regulation 12(4)(b) does not apply. In respect of the sixth request, this has been considered under the FOIA and the Commissioner’s decision is that section 14 of the FOIA does not apply. She therefore requires the council to issue a fresh response to the complainant in accordance with the FOIA and EIR which does not reply on section 14 or regulation 12(4)(b).