Response 4029233

Response to request for information

Reference

4029233

Response date

25 May 2026

Request

Please provide the 'Radcliffe on Trent Masterplan', including all 'restricted' enclosures that relate to the report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth.

I do not require information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and expect this information to be redacted.

Response

We understand that your request relates to a document referenced in the agenda for the Cabinet meeting held on 10 March 2026. For the avoidance of doubt, we have not treated your request as relating to the Radcliffe on Trent Neighbourhood Plan (adopted 19 October 2017), which is publicly available. 

We confirm that the Council holds the document you have requested. However, the information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA).

Section 43(2) FOIA provides that information is exempt from disclosure if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (including the public authority holding it). A ‘person’ is defined as an individual, a company, the public authority itself or any other legal entity.

In this case, the requested document contains commercially sensitive information relating to third parties. We consider that disclosure of this information would be likely to prejudice their commercial interests, as well as those of the Council. In particular, disclosure would be likely to undermine the ability of the parties involved to maintain an effective bargaining position in ongoing or future negotiations. Premature disclosure is likely to affect the affected persons willingness to contribute to the development of the policy.  

Section 43(2) is a qualified exemption and we have therefore considered whether the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption.
Public interest in disclosure:

• Promoting transparency and accountability in the Council’s decision-making processes
• Enabling public understanding of matters considered by Cabinet
• Addressing local interest in the future development of Radcliffe on Trent

Public interest in maintaining the exemption:

• Protecting the commercial interests of third parties and the Council
• Avoiding prejudice to ongoing or future negotiations
• Supporting effective engagement and cooperation between the Council and external parties
• Supporting good policy formation by instilling confidence in stakeholders

Having carefully considered these factors, we have concluded that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure at this time. Disclosure would be likely to cause commercial harm and would not be in the overall public interest.
Accordingly, the information is withheld.