Cotswold District Council
- Date 2 August 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.d: Upheld, EIR 12.4.e: Upheld, FOI 13: Not upheld
The complainant has requested all unpublished information associated with a particular planning application. Cotswold District Council (“the Council”) withheld information under regulations 12(4)(e) (internal communications), 12(4)(d) (material still in the course of completion), and 13 (personal data).
The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to withhold which it withheld under regulation 13, but has failed to demonstrate information should be withheld under regulation 12(4)(d) and regulation 12(4)(e).
The Council is required to disclose the information withheld under 12(4)(d) and 12(4)(e).