16 July 2015, Local government (County council)
The complainant has requested information relating to Kent County Council’s (the council) disposal of land to Tesco in the Lowfield Street area of Dartford. This followed the disclosure of information from an earlier related decision notice FER0546440. The council initially applied section 43(2), section 41 and section 22 to the requested information. However, it later applied regulation 12(5)(e), regulation 12(4)(e) and regulation 12(5)(d) as the Commissioner considers the information is environmental information. The Commissioner has decided that the council was correct to withhold the requested information, and has therefore complied with the requirements of the EIR. Consequently, he does not require the council to take any steps.
EIR 12(5)(e): Not upheld