Chorley Borough Council (20 008 142)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Covid-19 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a development close to his home. We will not investigate this complaint as we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions. Nor do we consider Mr X has been caused a significant personal injustice.

Cheshire West & Chester Council (20 010 851)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr C’s complaint about a planning decision the Council took in 2017. This is because his complaint is late and there are not good enough reasons for us to exercise discretion to investigate it now.

West Lindsey District Council (20 011 724)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application for a development close to his home. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council or that Mr X has been caused a significant personal injustice.

Ashford Borough Council (20 012 040)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to not consult on the final amended plans for the development of a property next to Mr X’s house. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision to warrant our investigating. Even if the decision was fault, there is not enough evidence of the matter causing a significant personal injustice to Mr X to justify an investigation. We also cannot achieve the outcome Mr X seeks from his complaint.

Buckinghamshire Council (20 012 314)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2021

Summary: There is insufficient justification for us to exercise discretion to investigate the late part of Mr B’s complaint about the adequacy of highways provision. Mr B has not suffered significant enough personal injustice over and above other residents in his area to justify our involvement.

Buckinghamshire Council (20 010 990)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council allowed a builder to use a skip, blocking the road, to remove building waste from near his home. The Council has not caused Mr X an injustice.

Rushcliffe Borough Council (20 011 397)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council granting planning permission for development next to the complainant’s home. We are unlikely to find fault in how the Council made its decision that affected the outcome of the application.

Guildford Borough Council (20 004 025)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 22-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs X complained the Council’s decision on her planning application was inconsistent and that she should not have been put to the costs of a planning appeal. There was fault in the way the Council reached a view on another planning application, However, this did not cause injustice to Mrs X. There was no fault in the way the Council decided her planning application.

Chelmsford City Council (20 004 747)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 22-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained the Council approved a planning application that is contrary to the Local Plan, failed to consider his objections and failed to respond to breaches of planning control. We find the Council was not at fault.

Cheshire East Council (20 012 175)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 22-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s grant of planning permission for a wall. We will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council or of significant personal injustice that would warrant investigation.