By virtue of paragraph(s) 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Condition:
Information falling within paragraph 3 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph if it is required to be registered under-(a)the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006); (b)the Friendly Societies Act 1974; (c)the Friendly Societies Act 1992; (d)the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978; (e)the Building Societies Act 1986; or (f)the Charities Act 1993
Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority may grant itself planning permission pursuant to regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992
Information which-(a)falls within any of paragraphs 1 to 7 above; and (b)is not prevented from being exempt by virtue of paragraph 8 or 9 above, is exempt information if and so long, as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information
The report will contain information about terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Council in the course of negotiations for a contract for the procurement of services and disclosure to the public of those terms would be likely to prejudice the Council in those or any other negotiations concerning the services. The setting of pricing for biodiversity units created on council land for sale to developers is commercially sensitive given the open market for sale of units. Revealing the price of these units prior to registration could impede the maximisation of sale price and therefore reduce income for delivery of biodiversity enhancements in the borough.