Waverley Borough Council

The complainant requested information from Waverley Borough Council (“the Council”) relating to the Waverley Borough Council Local Plan. Specifically, he wished to be provided with correspondence between the Planning Inspectorate and the Council between particular dates. The Council disclosed some of the correspondence during the course of the Commissioner’s investigation. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council correctly withheld the remainder of the information under regulation 12(5)(d) because disclosure would adversely affect the confidentiality of proceedings. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.