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On 7 Apr, 10:30, "Peter Crosland" <g6...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>
> All planning files have been available for public inspection for more than
> twenty years i.e. long before the FOI legislation. Which local authority are
> you alleging does not make it available and what is the planning application
> number? They are all online now as well as available for inspection in
> person subject to giving a little notice for the files to be made available.
>
> Peter Crosland

I'd rather not mention specifics here (don't want to antagonise them
any more than necessary) but I can email them to you if you like.

When I asked to see the file, I was told that the application would be
referred for determination by a delegated panel (officers) and that in
such cases the file was not made available to the public.  So I made
my FoI request.  At about the same time the application was called in
for consideration by a planning committee (councillors) and in such
cases the file is made available for public inspection for 3 days
prior to the committee.  My FoI request has now been refused on the
grounds that the information is held with a view to future
publication.

The authority's FoI publication scheme says that they are supposed to
publish details of their decision making processes but I can't find
details of their planning procedures anywhere.  I've made an FoI
request for that as well.

If there are planning rules (as opposed to FoI rules) about the
availability of application files, I'd be grateful if someone could
draw them to my attention.

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