Archive has 287 results
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Mole Valley District Council (19 007 424)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 05-Feb-2020
Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained about the Council’s decision to approve their neighbour’s retrospective planning application. There is no fault with the way the Council reached its decision and we have closed the complaint.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 05-Feb-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council failed to address his complaint about the actions of a planning enforcement officer who visited his home. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint as further investigation is unlikely to result in a different outcome.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (19 001 164)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 03-Feb-2020
Summary: There was no fault causing injustice in the Council’s planning enforcement investigation into development near Ms X’s home. However, the Council avoidably delayed contacting Ms X in response to her report of nuisance at the development site. The Council’s apology suitably addressed the distress caused to Ms X because of the delay. The Council’s following nuisance investigation, and confirmation it would respond to Ms X’s further nuisance reports, was a reasonable and proportionate way to address Ms X’s continuing concerns.
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London Borough of Enfield (19 003 255)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 03-Feb-2020
Summary: Mr X complains on behalf of Mr P about planning permission granted for Mr P’s neighbour, enforcement action the Council should take against the neighbour, and about waste at the property. Mr X also complains that builders cut the electricity supply and stole from Mr P’s water supply. The Ombudsman has discontinued this investigation because Mr P has taken the matter to court, and therefore the matter is now out of our jurisdiction.
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London Borough of Ealing (19 007 867)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 03-Feb-2020
Summary: Ms X complains that the Council decided not to take planning enforcement action against a neighbour who has erected a fence. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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London Borough of Bromley (19 014 230)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 03-Feb-2020
Summary: Mr X complains that the Council have taken too long to consider his neighbour’s application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because it is unlikely we would find fault by the Council.
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South Ribble Borough Council (18 018 638)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 31-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to protect him and his family from the impact construction work has had on their health and amenity. There was no fault in the way the process by which the Council made its decisions.
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Arun District Council (19 003 654)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 31-Jan-2020
Summary: Mrs B complains about how the Council responded to her concerns about her neighbours. She says the neighbours are living on the land without planning permission and running a business from the land. She says their actions are intimidating and cause a significant nuisance. The Ombudsman does not find fault in how the Council investigated occupation of the land or nuisance. We find some fault in how the Council investigated Mrs B’s concerns about the operation of a business. However, this did not cause significant injustice to Mrs B.
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Maidstone Borough Council (19 000 007)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 30-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s inconsistent position in relation to enforcement action that led to an unnecessary planning application. The Ombudsman has found the Council to be at fault because it missed a number of opportunities to change its position earlier than it did. The Ombudsman has also found the Council to be at fault because it failed to properly explain its decision to alter the site boundary on the decision notice. To remedy the injustice caused by these faults, the Ombudsman has recommended the Council should, apologise, make a payment to Mr X and reconsider the site boundary issue.
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London Borough of Hackney (19 008 085)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 30-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr B complains the Council has not properly monitored how a development next to his house has been constructed and hasn’t responded to his questions. The Council is not at fault.