Camlorke Planning Appeal AP25/0003

Summary

The request sought all notes, emails, and letters attached to the distribution of the Inspector's report for Planning Appeal AP25/0003. The Cabinet Office disclosed the email sent to the Minister of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture but withheld other information citing exemptions for personal data.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 26 August 2025 and responded to on 29 August 2025.
• The Inspector's report for Appeal AP25/0003 was originally received by the secretariat on 26 June 2025.
• The only distribution of the report was to the office of the Minister of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
• A copy of the distribution email was provided as Annex A.
• The authority advised the requester to submit a new FOI request to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture for further distribution details.

Data Disclosed

• 4895065
• AP25/0003
• 26 June 2025
• 26 August 2025
• 29 August 2025
• section 25(2)(a)
• section 25(2)(b)(i)
• section 25(2)(b)(ii)
• Article 5
• Article 6
• 2018
• 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Section 25(2)(b)(i) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Section 25(2)(b)(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 Article 5 (data protection principles)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 Article 6 (conditions for lawful processing)

Original Request

On the 26 June 2025 the secretariat to Planning Appeals received an Inspectors report to Appeal AP25/0003. Please provide all information/copy of notes/emails/ letters which were attached to any distribution to date of the above dated Report.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

From: Milestone, Lorna To: Cc: Subject: AP25/0003 - Trollaby Lane Inspectors Report Date: 26 June 2025 20:32:00 Attachments: AP25 0003 Land adj Main Road, Trollaby Lane and Strang Road, Union Mills Report.docx image001.png Hi / ,   Please see the attached Inspectors report for AP25/0003.   Many thanks,   Lorna   Lorna Milestone   Planning Appeals and Corporate Services Officer Cabinet Office l 3rd Floor Government Offices l Bucks Road l Douglas l Isle of Man l IM1 3PN Tel: (+44) 01624 685994 Fax: (+44) 01624 685710 E-mail: lorna.milestone@gov.im / planning.appeals@gov.im

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4895065 29 August 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 26 August 2025, which states:

"On the 26 June 2025 the secretariat to Planning Appeals received an Inspectors report to Appeal AP25/0003. Please provide all information/copy of notes/emails/ letters which were attached to any distribution to date of the above dated Report."

Our response to your request is as follows:
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25(2)(a) and (b)(i) & (ii) of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that disclosure of the information would
contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Cabinet Office can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met

The only distribution of the report by the Secretariat to Planning Appeals was to the office of the Minister of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. A copy of the email relating to that distribution of the report is included at Annex A.

By way of further advice and assistance, please note that any further distribution or publication of the Inspector’s report or any associated documentation would be undertaken by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. As such you may wish to submit a Freedom of Information Request to that Department.

Please quote the reference number 4895065 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.