Complaint Outcomes: Planning archive 2011-12

Durham County Council (10 002 764 & five others)
Council officers wrongly granted planning permission three times for cattle-rearing buildings in a village, causing years of noise and smell nuisance to residents.

29 February 2012

South Holland DC (08 010 396)
The Council took enforcement action against a housing developer contrary to legal advice and national planning policy guidance.

31 October 2011

West Dorset DC (09 000 635 & 09 012 752)
The Council failed to spot gross error in plans for a replacement beach chalet at West Bexington.

11 October 2011

East Staffordshire BC (09 000 881 & 3 others)
The Council failed to robustly defend an appeal against its refusal of a planning application.

23 May 2011

Melton BC (09 002 577)
The Council’s decision to grant permission for a bungalow due to the personal circumstances of the applicant was “flawed”.

04 May 2011

Warrington BC (09 014 399 & 1 other)
The Council wrongly destroyed records that formed part of the statutory planning register, so that it had no records of plans and applications approved before 1996.

14 April 2011