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South Somerset District Council (19 018 921)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 27-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with breaches of planning control. This is because the complainant has not been caused any significant injustice.
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (19 009 025)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 27-Mar-2020
Summary: There was no fault in how the Council reached its decisions to grant planning permission for development near Mr X’s home.
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Chelmsford City Council (19 011 087)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 26-Mar-2020
Summary: There is no fault in the way the Council considered the impact of a dormer extension on Mrs X’s property. There is also no fault in the Council deciding the addition of a flue to a single storey extension is covered under permitted development rules.
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East Devon District Council (19 012 564)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 26-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complained the Council approved a development opposite his home that affects his privacy. The complaint was brought to us outside our 12-month time limit for investigations and there is no good reason to investigate it now.
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Maidstone Borough Council (19 015 413)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 26-Mar-2020
Summary: Mrs X complained the Council failed to properly consider a planning application that affected her privacy. There was fault in the way the Council made its decision, but by the time we investigated the complaint, the Council had already found a satisfactory remedy for the impact on Mrs X. The Council has approved amended plans which should ensure a window facing Mrs X is obscured and fixed shut below a certain height.
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Cambridge City Council (19 019 337)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 26-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application for a development near the complainant’s home. This is because parts of the complaint are late and it is unlikely the Ombudsman would find fault in relation to the more recent issues.
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Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (19 019 424)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint that a private company has been allowed to manage maintenance of a housing development. This is because the planning permission that allowed the company to be set up was granted by the Planning Inspectorate, which is not a body within the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction. The Ombudsman will not investigate the Council’s involvement in an agreement with the developer because investigation is unlikely to find fault or produce a different outcome.
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Cheshire East Council (19 011 285)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 25-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr C complains the Council failed to take enforcement action about the removal of a hedgerow. He also says he was not advised about the complaints process. The Ombudsman has found no evidence of fault in respect of enforcement. The Council did fail to advise Mr C about time restrictions on complaints. The Ombudsman has completed the investigation. He has upheld the complaint because of one fault by the Council but there is no outstanding injustice.
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North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (19 013 170)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 25-Mar-2020
Summary: Ms X complained about the Council’s handling of a neighbour’s planning application. There was no fault in the consultation process or in the Council’s consideration of the application.
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London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (19 018 933)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 25-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council responded to a breach of planning control in a conservation area, or the associated complaint. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way Council decided to handle the enforcement matter, and the complainant has not suffered a significant injustice as a result of the alleged faults by the Council.