Northumberland County Council (20 011 598)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 29-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s approval of a planning application for development at a neighbouring school. We will not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Northumberland County Council (20 012 279)

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 by the Council affecting its decision.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (20 011 902)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: We 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 we are unlikely to find fault with the more recent issues.

London Borough of Wandsworth (20 011 973)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Mar-2021

Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s handling of a planning development next door to her father’s property. We will not investigate the complaint because it is unlikely we can add to the investigation already carried out by the Council and an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

London Borough of Redbridge (20 002 960)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs Y complains about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for an extension to a neighbouring house. We find fault because the Council delayed in registering some consultation responses. Mrs Y’s response was processed and considered, but her neighbour’s response was not. The planning report also wrongly referred to a nearby development which is subject to enforcement action. However, we find the fault caused no injustice because the Council took account of all relevant and material planning considerations. On balance we find it was unlikely to have reached a different decision in the absence of fault. There is no evidence of fault in the other matters complained about.

Buckinghamshire Council (20 012 404)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with the complainant’s planning applications. This is because the complainant had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector.

South Downs National Park Authority (20 005 566)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application for development on land behind her property. We ended our investigation as we are unlikely to be able to decide the outcome would have been any different.

Somerset West and Taunton Council (20 005 575)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision to approve development of land at the side of his home. We found no fault in the decision-making process.

East Suffolk Council (20 005 649)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 26-Mar-2021

Summary: The Council gave incorrect advice on a planning enforcement matter. This was fault and put the complainant to unnecessary time and trouble. A recommendation for a time and trouble payment is made.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (20 009 413)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 26-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.