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
Legal Issues
- 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
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