Kirklees Metropolitan Council
- Date 2 November 2022
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 12.5.f: Not upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld, EIR 5.1: Not upheld
The complainant requested from Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council information relating to pre-application advice sought by a prospective developer. The Council withheld the requested information under regulations 12(4)(e) (internal communications), 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial information), 12(5)(f) (interests of the information provider) and 13 (personal data) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council was entitled to withhold the requested information under regulations 12(4)(e), 12(5)(f), and 13, and that all other information has been disclosed. The Commissioner has not found it necessary to consider the application of regulation 12(5)(e) as the information falls under the other exceptions. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any steps.