Selby District Council

The complainant requested information relating to a planning application. Selby District Council (the Council) refused to provide the information, citing regulation 12(5)(f) (interests of the person who provided the information to the public authority) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to withhold information on the basis of regulation 13 (personal information) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires no steps to be taken as a result of this decision.