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Mansfield District Council (19 013 757)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 10-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s refusal to take planning enforcement action against a neighbour for running a business from his home and causing disturbance. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Jan-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint the Council pinned an enforcement notice to a gate rather than serve it on him personally. A complaint about the handling of Mr B’s personal data is better considered by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). And any concerns about the validity and requirements of the enforcement notice carry rights of appeal to the Planning Inspector.
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London Borough of Barnet (19 003 402)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action over breaches of planning regulations at a neighbouring development since 2013. The Ombudsman should not exercise his discretion to investigate this complaint. This is because it concerns matters which the complainant was aware of more than the normal 12 months period for submitting complaints.
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Sunderland City Council (19 012 416)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 08-Jan-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with planning enforcement matters at a property close to his home. The Ombudsman does not consider that Mr X has suffered enough personal injustice to warrant his involvement.
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West Sussex County Council (19 005 820)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 08-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has failed to take effective enforcement action against a developer, causing him to suffer noise disturbance. The Ombudsman finds no evidence of fault in the Council’s decision not to take action.
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South Kesteven District Council (17 017 829)
Statement Not upheld Enforcement 07-Jan-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman has not found fault by the Council in its consideration of enforcement action following Mr X’s reports of planning breaches near a listed building.
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Lichfield District Council (19 012 982)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 06-Jan-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council refuses to issue an enforcement notice against his neighbour who is breaching planning control. The Ombudsman will not investigate as he is unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions.
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Liverpool City Council (19 013 067)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 02-Jan-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint. This is because his complaint about the Council’s decision to serve him with a Section 215 Notice is late, and it was reasonable for Mr X to use the appeal rights available to him. There is no personal injustice to Mr X from the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against a recent development.
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (19 000 788)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 24-Dec-2019
Summary: Miss B complains that the Council was wrong to investigate her for alleged fly-tipping and a breach of covenant / planning control. The Ombudsman has found no fault in the Council investigating the alleged fly-tipping, though it should tell Miss B if it plans to take further action. The Council was wrong to investigate the construction of a boundary fence as a breach of covenant, because the Council was not a party to this agreement. It should make a payment for Miss B’s associated legal costs and for her time and trouble and distress. However, if Miss B disagrees with the Council issuing a planning enforcement notice in respect of the fence, she can appeal to the Secretary of State.
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Cheshire East Council (19 012 048)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Dec-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Council’s response to his planning enforcement query. Further consideration of the complaint is unlikely to find fault with the way the Council has made its decisions.