Northumberland County Council
- Date 21 May 2025
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 12.5.b: Not upheld, EIR 5.3: Not upheld
The complainant requested information on planning matters associated with Eshott Airfield. Northumberland County Council (the “Council”) withheld the information under the exceptions for internal communications (regulation 12(4)(e)) and the course of justice (regulation 12(5)(b)). The Commissioner’s decision is that:
• some of the requested information constitutes the complainant’s own personal data, and as such, regulation 5(3) of the EIR applies and the Council correctly applied regulation 12(5)(b) to withhold the remaining information. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take further steps.