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East Lindsey District Council (22 017 497)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about planning permission as there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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North East Lincolnshire Council (22 017 177)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application with which Mr X has been concerned. This is because an investigation is unlikely to add to that already undertaken by the Council or lead to a different outcome.
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Cornwall Council (22 011 158)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 11-Apr-2023
Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s handling of her neighbour’s retrospective application for a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development. Mrs X also complained about the Council’s handling of her nuisance complaints and inaction by the Council’s building control team. We found fault with the Council for failing to review Mrs X’s noise nuisance diary sheets. We also found fault with the Council failing to attend to witness an alleged light nuisance causing three months of delays in handling her complaints. The Council agreed to apologise to Mrs X for this fault.
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East Cambridgeshire District Council (22 012 268)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 11-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with two planning applications as there is no evidence of fault causing injustice. The Ombudsman cannot investigate complaints against Parish Councils.
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Dorset Council (22 014 916)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application which it decided in 2021. This is because the complaint is late and there is not enough evidence of fault.
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North Hertfordshire District Council (22 016 648)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his neighbour’s planning application as the complaint is late. Mr X claims his neighbour’s development has caused damage to his property and it is for the courts to determine if the neighbour or the Council is liable for this damage.
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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (22 017 346)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his planning application. This is because it would have been reasonable for Mr X to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Dorset Council (22 017 364)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a planning permission as the matter is out of time and any outstanding issues are private legal matters.
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Manchester City Council (22 017 463)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about planning permission for a neighbour’s extension because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (22 006 278)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 10-Apr-2023
Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to take enforcement action regarding alleged breaches of planning control. Mr X also complained the Council failed to respond to his complaint regarding this matter. We found fault by the Council and the Council has agreed to apologise to Mr X and provide a financial remedy.
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Buckinghamshire Council (22 016 585)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to fulfil planning obligations set out in a section 106 agreement. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the Council’s actions.
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Luton Borough Council (22 015 848)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the failure of the Council to review its Local Plan within five years. We do not consider that further investigation will lead to a different outcome.
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London Borough of Bexley (22 017 839)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to take responsibility for issues caused by a development it granted planning permission for. This is because we are unlikely to find fault by the Council. It is also unlikely an investigation would add to the Council’s response.
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Stroud District Council (22 018 090)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council deals with breaches of planning control. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complainant is complaining on behalf of a Parish Council and not as a member of the public.
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South Somerset District Council (22 017 186)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his neighbour’s planning application. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant further investigation.
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London Borough of Bexley (22 017 031)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with the complainant’s application for a Lawful Development Certificate and the pre-application planning advice she received. This is because the complainant had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector if she disagreed with the Council’s planning decision. It is unlikely we would find fault in relation to the complainant’s concerns about the Council’s pre-application advice.
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Mid Suffolk District Council (22 014 171)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application from 2019. This is because the complaint is a late complaint and so falls outside our jurisdiction to investigate.
