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Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr Y complains on behalf of Mr Z about the Council’s handling of two planning applications and a planning enforcement investigation. We will not investigate concerns about the first planning application because the complaint about it is too late. In our view, there is no evidence of procedural fault in the other matters complained about, or they caused little or no injustice to Mr Z, so we have not investigated them further. The Council’s apology for the fault identified in its handling of Mr Y’s complaint is sufficient and we do not propose anything further.
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Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr Y complains on behalf of Mr X about the Council’s handling of two planning applications and a planning enforcement investigation. We will not investigate concerns about the first planning application because Mr X has previously complained to the Ombudsman about this, and we decided not to investigate as the complaint was late. There is no procedural fault in the other matters complained about, or they caused little or no injustice to Mr X, so we have not investigated them further. The Council’s apology for the fault identified in its handling of Mr Y’s complaint is sufficient and we do not recommend anything further.
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Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision to approve the change of use of a building next to his home. There was no fault in the way the Council made its decision.
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Birmingham City Council (20 005 914)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2021
Summary: Ms X complained the Council granted planning permission to complete renovation works to increase the number of HMO tenants at the property neighbouring hers from six to nine. Ms X complained the Council did not adequately consider the concerns she raised about the impact on her privacy and amenity and on the residential character of the road. The Ombudsman does not find the fault by the Council caused an injustice to Ms X.
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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (20 012 003)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 30-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr Q’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his neighbours’ planning application for retrospective approval of a rear extension. This is because we are unlikely to find fault with the Council’s decision to approve the application. So we cannot question the merits of the decision. Nor can we achieve the outcome Mr Q wants.
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Birmingham City Council (19 001 144)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 30-Mar-2021
Summary: There is no fault in the way the Council reached decisions on two planning applications submitted by Mrs X’s neighbours. However, the Council failed to keep Mrs X informed of its investigations into her concerns that the development was not being built to plan. The Council should apologise to Mrs X and pay her a financial remedy to acknowledge the unnecessary time and trouble it caused her.
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London Borough of Newham (20 003 654)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 30-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs Y’s complaint, made on behalf of Mr X, about the Council’s planning notifications and decisions for a nearby residential development, and its decision not to use enforcement powers against the owner. There is not enough evidence of significant personal injustice caused to Mr X by the planning and enforcement issues to warrant our investigation. We also cannot achieve the outcome Mr X and Mrs Y seek from the complaint.
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East Northamptonshire Council (20 007 144)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 30-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application near the complainant’s home. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.
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Wyre Borough Council (20 012 358)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 29-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his neighbour’s planning application. This is because there is no evidence of fault affecting its decision.
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St Albans City Council (20 006 753)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 29-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s grant of planning permission and the enforcement of that planning permission. We will not investigate this complaint because the planning permission is out of time and there is no evidence of fault in the way the Council considered enforcement action.