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Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (19 004 843)
Statement Not upheld Land 05-Nov-2019
Summary: A Residents Association complains at the Council’s decision to market land for sale without carrying out public consultation. We do not uphold the complaint finding that officers were not under a duty to carry out such consultation.
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (19 002 146)
Statement Upheld Land 04-Nov-2019
Summary: Mr X complains the Council agreed to sell him some land before withdrawing from the deal. The Council’s original agreement to sell the land to Mr X was against its own Land Disposal Policy. The Council’s actions and poor advice led to Mr X incurring legal fees. The Council has agreed to reimburse Mr X to remedy his injustice.
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Surrey County Council (19 009 238)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 25-Oct-2019
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to take action to recover Council-owned land allegedly appropriated by a property owner along Mrs Q’s road. This is because the claimed fault has not caused her a personal injustice.
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Durham County Council (19 008 630)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 22-Oct-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about land he inherited. This is because it is reasonable to expect Mr B to seek a remedy by going to court if the matter is not resolved to his satisfaction.
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North Devon District Council (19 007 021)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 07-Oct-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complainant about planning permission for development on land near the complainants’ home and the sale of that land. It is unlikely he would find evidence of fault by the Council causing the complainants injustice.
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Blackburn with Darwen Council (19 006 972)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 02-Oct-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council relating to land the complainant owns. The Ombudsman is unlikely to find fault by the Council and cannot resolve disputes about land ownership. The Council has agreed to meet with the complainant about his concerns.
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Norfolk County Council (19 007 551)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 27-Sep-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms B’s complaint about the Council’s handling of matters relating to its claim that land, which she says forms part of her property, encroaches onto the public footpath. This is because the matter is one for the courts and not the Ombudsman to determine.
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St Albans City Council (19 007 600)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 27-Sep-2019
Summary: Mr X complains that the Council unreasonably refused his request to buy land next to his house. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because the matter is out of time.
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Chichester District Council (18 012 095)
Statement Not upheld Land 20-Sep-2019
Summary: There was no fault with the way the Council dealt with the disposal of some land in its area.
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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (18 015 880)
Statement Upheld Land 02-Sep-2019
Summary: Ms C says the Council delayed in making a decision on whether to allow an electrical cable to cross its land to her father’s commercial unit. She also says it wrongly refused to allow connection until the property had been valued by a surveyor and insisted on using an overpriced surveyor for the valuation. The Council was at fault for a lengthy delay. This caused injustice. However, it was not at fault for insisting on the valuation or using its pre-approved surveyor.