Buckinghamshire Council has declined to explain why it revealed the sale price of one of its former council offices while refusing to reveal the price of another.

The authority previously disclosed that it sold its King George V House site in Amersham to a housing developer for £8 million under Freedom of Information laws.

However, when the Local Democracy Reporting Service asked how much the council sold its Queen Victoria Road offices in High Wycombe for, Buckinghamshire Council refused to provide the information, citing commercial sensitivity.

The LDRS subsequently asked the council to explain why the Amersham sale price had been disclosed while the Queen Victoria Road figure was being withheld.

In response, the council said the matter was now subject to an internal review following a challenge to the Freedom of Information response.

The council did not explain the difference between the two cases.

The authority completed the sale of the Queen Victoria Road offices, formerly the home of Wycombe District Council, to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on March 30.

This followed a decision by the authority to market the town centre site, with the building having previously been listed for £5 million.

The council previously said disclosing the sale price would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of both the authority and Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which purchased the building.

It argued that releasing the figure would, or would be likely to, undermine its ability to achieve best value in future property transactions and negotiations.

The FOI response also stated that the council had considered the public interest test, and while acknowledging there was a public interest in the matter the authority concluded that withholding the information was justified.

The decision to market and subsequently sell the offices has been highly controversial since it was announced and has amassed a significant public interest.

Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust said it was aiming to create a neighbourhood hub and wanted to bring more services under one roof, in the offices.