8 July 2014, Local government (Borough council)
The complainant has requested information from Gravesham Borough Council concerning the notices it has served under Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Council informed the complainant that it had served 7 such notices during the period specified in his request and disclosed to him the requirements of each notice and the manner in which the notice was resolved. The Council withheld the addresses where the notices were served in reliance of Regulation 13 of the EIR. The Commissioner’s decision is that Gravesham Borough Council is entitled to rely on Regulation 13 of the EIR to withhold the addresses as the addresses, together with the information already disclosed, would contravene the first data protection principle.
EIR 13: Not upheld