Summary: The complainant has requested South Ribble Borough Council (-˜the council-™) to release copies of all internal and external legal advice it received in respect of a particular planning application when the application was subject to a planning inquiry and later judicial proceedings. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the council has correctly withheld the requested information under regulation 12(5)(b) of the EIR. The Commissioner requires no further steps to be taken.
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: EIR 12.5.b - Complaint Not upheld