Inverclyde Council (Planning application regarding land at a named location) [2025] ScotIC 176_2025 (08 July 2025)

Inverclyde Council (Planning application regarding land at a named location) [2025] ScotIC 176_2025 (08 July 2025)

The Commissioner determined that some information should be disclosed as the public interest outweighed claimed exemptions, but certain details were legitimately withheld due to commercial sensitivity.

Citation
[2025] ScotIC 176_2025
Parties
Respondent: Inverclyde Council
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
08 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Information Appeal / Final Decision
Outcome
partially upheld
Legal Topics
Planning Application Disclosure, Public Access to Information

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Parties

Inverclyde Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Information Appeal / Final Decision

  1. 1 Whether information relating to a planning application regarding land at a named location should be disclosed under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioner determined that some information should be disclosed as the public interest outweighed claimed exemptions, but certain details were legitimately withheld due to commercial sensitivity.

Court Disposition

partially upheld

Orders

  • Inverclyde Council must disclose specified information relating to the planning application, withholding only information legitimately exempt under the Act