Norfolk County Council

The complainant has requested information relating to planning decisions which relate to a public footpath. He also requested information relating to a complaint which he made to the council. The council provided the majority of the information, however it withheld one document as it said that it was personal data relating to a third party under Regulation 13(1) and confirmed that it holds no further information falling within the scope of the request. The complainant considers that the council must hold further information. The Commissioner’s decision is that the document withheld under Regulation 13(1) was in fact personal data belonging to the applicant and therefore exempt under Regulation 5(3). She has also decided that on the balance of probabilities the council was correct to state that it holds no further information. The Commissioner does not require the council to take any steps. Information Tribunal appeal EA/2018/0156 dismissed.