Information Commissioner's Office

Lambeth London Borough Council

17 December 2015, Local government (Borough council)

The complainant has requested from the London Borough of Lambeth (the Council) viability information produced for the proposed development of the Megabowl site in Streatham. The Council provided the complainant with two documents – the developer’s viability study and a review of that study carried out by a consultant on behalf of the Council. The Council considered, however, that some items within the scope of the complainant’s request were excepted from disclosure in accordance with regulations 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial or industrial information), 12(5)(f) (interests of the person who supplied information) of the EIR and 13 (third party personal data) in relation to other items. The Commissioner has decided that regulation 12(5)(e) is engaged and that in all the circumstances the public interest in disclosure is outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exception. With regard to regulation 13, the Commissioner has decided that the personal data cited does not engage the exception apart from two items of information (a signature and email address). He therefore requires the Council to disclose the remainder of the personal data.

EIR 12(5)(e): Not upheld EIR 13: Partly upheld