Trees


Recent statements in this category are shown below:

  • Birmingham City Council (23 015 463)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 12-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to the complainant’s request for the removal or pruning of trees. This is because there is no evidence of significant fault on the Council’s part.

  • Broadland District Council (23 013 312)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 09-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council placed a Tree Preservation Order on a tree on her property. And that the Council failed to provide information requested. There is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with the application. We cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking. And it is reasonable to expect the complainant to ask the Information Commissioner’s Office to consider her concerns about failure to provide information.

  • Kent County Council (23 015 063)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 06-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the management of a highway tree. This is because there is no evidence of fault on the Council’s part.

  • Torbay Council (23 014 757)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 05-Feb-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council deal with the cutting back of shrubs and removal of trees. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault with the Council’s decision about how the shrubs should be maintained, and we have previously considered a complaint about the removal of trees.

  • Leeds City Council (23 005 638)

    Statement Upheld Trees 02-Feb-2024

    Summary: X complained the Council failed to ensure its contractor complied with planning conditions that were meant to ensure wildlife was not disturbed when work was carried out on a hedgerow. We found no fault in a failure by the Council to enforce planning conditions, but we did find fault in the planning condition discharge process. This was because there was no evidence that comments from the Council’s Nature Team were considered before the planning authority discharged a planning condition. This did not cause X a significant personal injustice, but the Council will consider making service improvements to prevent injustice from similar fault happening in the future.

  • Newcastle upon Tyne City Council (23 016 850)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 30-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint that a Council owned tree fell on her vehicles causing damage. This is because it is reasonable for Mrs B to pursue her compensation claim by taking the Council to court.

  • Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (23 014 575)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 27-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not exercise discretion to investigate this complaint about the Council planting a tree in the public highway in 2018. This complaint was received outside the normal 12-month period for investigating complaints. There is no evidence to suggest that Mr X could not have complained to us sooner.

  • London Borough of Sutton (23 013 718)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 22-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council has refused to accept liability for damage to property caused by tree it owns This is because it is reasonable for the complainant to take her claim to court. There is insufficient evidence of fault with the Council’s decision not to remove the tree.

  • Kent County Council (23 013 756)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 17-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to allow her to pollard one of its trees growing near her property. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making process to warrant us investigating.

  • Leicester City Council (23 013 560)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 16-Jan-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to the complainant’s request to remove or replace trees. This is because there is no evidence of fault on the Council’s part.

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