London Borough of Redbridge

The complainant requested documentation evidencing an application to amend planning permission in respect of a particular property, including any documentation relating to any planning enforcement process. The Council relied on regulations 12(5)(d) (confidentiality of proceedings), 12(5)(f) (voluntary supply) and 13(1) (personal information) of the EIR to withhold the information. The Commissioner’s decision is that: the Council has not demonstrated that either Regulation 12(5)(d) or 12(5)(f) of the EIR is engaged and is therefore not entitled to rely on those exceptions, and in relation to Regulation 13 of the EIR, this is engaged only in respect of some of the withheld information. The Commissioner requires the Council to take the following steps: Disclose the withheld information, identified in paragraph 21 as being in scope. The Council may redact names, email addresses and job titles.