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North Somerset Council

  • Date 22 March 2019
  • Sector Local government
  • Decision(s) EIR 13.1: Not upheld, EIR 5.1: Not upheld

The complainant has requested information about planning matters relating to specific addresses. The Council disclosed some information under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998, but withheld the remainder under regulation 13(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulation 13(1), and that, on the balance of probabilities, all information (which does not represent the complainant’s personal data) has been identified. The Commissioner does not require the public authority to take any steps.