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East Suffolk Council (19 007 159)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Sep-2019
Summary: Mr X complains about the service of a Temporary Stop Notice on him by the Council. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because he has appealed to a Planning Inspector against an enforcement notice.
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London Borough of Hackney (19 006 582)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 19-Sep-2019
Summary: Mr X complains the Council failed to act on his report of a breach of planning control and refuses to consider his complaint about this. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. We do not consider Mr X has suffered a significant personal injustice which warrants our involvement.
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Swale Borough Council (19 006 752)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 19-Sep-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate the Council’s response to a complaint that it illegally demolished the complainant’s property. This is because it is reasonable to expect the complainant to have contacted the Ombudsman within 12 months of becoming aware of the matters he was complaining to the Council about, and there are insufficient grounds to consider the Council’s subsequent complaint response in isolation.
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Epsom & Ewell Borough Council (19 007 205)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 18-Sep-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr and Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s planning enforcement action. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault by the Council causing Mr and Mrs X injustice.
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Swale Borough Council (18 018 345)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 17-Sep-2019
Summary: Mrs X complains the Council has failed to properly investigate or take appropriate enforcement action in relation to breaches of planning control on nearby agricultural land. The Council’s delay in investigating and determining whether to take enforcement action in relation to current breaches of planning control at this site amounts to fault.
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Shropshire Council (18 006 923)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 17-Sep-2019
Summary: The Council was not at fault in the way in which it responded to the planning and listed building issues raised by Mr and Mrs A.
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Taunton Deane Borough Council (18 013 136)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 17-Sep-2019
Summary: Mr B complains the Council has not stopped continued nuisance from an industrial unit next to his house. He says regular noise and dust from the property interferes with his enjoyment of his property and is causing him stress. The Ombudsman does not find fault in how the Council investigated the complaint of statutory nuisance.
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Statement Not upheld Enforcement 16-Sep-2019
Summary: Ms X disagrees with the Council’s decision that her property needed planning permission because she rented out rooms in her home using Airbnb. She complains that the Council did not explain how the decision was made, communicated with her poorly, threatened that neighbours would monitor the situation, and did not treat her fairly. The Ombudsman does not uphold Ms X’s complaint. We find no evidence of fault in the Council’s actions.
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (18 011 329)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 16-Sep-2019
Summary: The Council delayed taking appropriate action at times against Mr C’s neighbour who was running a landscape gardening business from his home. The Ombudsman has found fault and recommends the Council apologises to Mr C and pays him £1,650 to reflect the loss of amenity and £150 for his time and trouble in pursuing the complaint.
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Devon County Council (19 006 253)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 13-Sep-2019
Summary: Mr X complains about the legal action taken by the Council against him. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because the matter is out of time and has been, or could have been, considered by a court.