Leicester City Council

The complainant has requested the information provided by an applicant when seeking pre-application advice. Leicester City Council withheld the information under the exceptions provided by regulation 12(5)(d) (Confidentiality of proceedings) and regulation 12(5)(e) (Confidentiality of commercial or industrial information) of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that the Council is entitled to refuse to disclose the withheld information in accordance with regulation 12(5)(d) of the EIR and that the public interest lies in maintaining the exception. The Commissioner does not require further steps.