Northumberland County Council
- Date 22 November 2023
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.4.e: Not upheld, EIR 12.5.f: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant has requested correspondence and other information about specific planning applications. The Northumberland County Council disclosed some information and withheld the remainder under the exceptions provided by regulations 12(4)(e) (Internal communications) and 12(5)(f) (Interests of the information provider) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council has correctly applied regulations 12(4)(e) and 12(5)(f), but breached the requirement of regulation 5(2) by disclosing information out of time. The Commissioner does not require further steps.