Archive has 68 results
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North Hertfordshire District Council (18 010 818)
Statement Upheld Building control 02-May-2019
Summary: The Council’s contractor made a mistake in assessing building plans but this this did not cause the injustice claimed by Mr X. The courts have also decided councils should not be liable for economic loss as claimed by Mr X.
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Thanet District Council (18 014 407)
Statement Upheld Building control 30-Apr-2019
Summary: Mrs X says the Council failed to act against the people who installed a stair lift in the communal stairway of her building even though the lift does not comply with building regulations. There was unreasonable delay by the Council in making progress with its enforcement investigation. The Council agreed to remedy the injustice to Mrs X through a time and trouble payment.
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Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (18 018 653)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 29-Apr-2019
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has racially discriminated against and harassed his family. And refused to issue a building control completion certificate. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint as we are unlikely to find fault, it is unlikely an investigation will lead to a different outcome, and we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking.
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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (18 019 686)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 26-Apr-2019
Summary: Mrs X complains that the Council will not take building control enforcement action against her neighbour for works carried out to the property which affect her amenity. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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Eastleigh Borough Council (18 001 563)
Statement Not upheld Building control 23-Apr-2019
Summary: Mr D considers that, when checking whether a new development near his home complied with the Building Regulations, the Council failed to take adequate steps to determine the safety of the retaining wall which supports the land on which his house is situated. The Ombudsman has found no fault in the way that the Council has responded to his concerns about the safety of the wall and whether it is covered by the Building Regulations.
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Epping Forest District Council (18 018 207)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 09-Apr-2019
Summary: Mr B complains about the Council’s requirement that he pay a fee for his Building Control application to check work carried out by the electrician he employed. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council and an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 08-Apr-2019
Summary: We will not investigate Ms Q’s complaint about Building Control inspections of two properties she says are dangerous. We are unlikely to find fault with the Council, and another body may be better placed to consider part of the complaint.
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Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (18 018 489)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 08-Apr-2019
Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council has considered his building regulations application. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because the Ombudsman considers that the Council is not responsible for the faults of the builder and there is a more appropriate private remedy available.
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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (18 018 297)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 05-Apr-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council gave his builder incorrect advice while he was building Mr X’s extension. The Council is not responsible for any issues with the builder’s work and it is therefore unlikely we could achieve anything for Mr X.