Mid Sussex District Council (19 009 822)

Statement Not upheld Other 31-Mar-2020

Summary: There was no fault in how the Council handled a section 106 agreement for new housing development where Mr B lives.

Maldon District Council (19 019 563)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 30-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the information presented by the Council to two Committees in 2016. This is because the alleged fault by the Council has not caused the complainant a significant personal injustice.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (19 019 424)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 26-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint that a private company has been allowed to manage maintenance of a housing development. This is because the planning permission that allowed the company to be set up was granted by the Planning Inspectorate, which is not a body within the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction. The Ombudsman will not investigate the Council’s involvement in an agreement with the developer because investigation is unlikely to find fault or produce a different outcome.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council (19 008 806)

Statement Not upheld Other 25-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to enforce planning conditions on a development near his home. He said he suffered disruption and unsightly views as a result of this. We have found no fault with the Council’s actions and have closed the case.

Arun District Council (19 009 916)

Statement Not upheld Other 23-Mar-2020

Summary: There is no fault in the way the Council dealt with planning applications to vary access arrangements to residential developments on land next to Mr and Mrs X’s home.

Warwick District Council (19 006 545)

Statement Not upheld Other 19-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains the Council is failing to discharge its duties under section 2A of the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, as amended. Based on the documentation currently available there is no evidence of fault in the way the Council has met its duties under the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (19 017 618)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 19-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr Y’s complaints about the Council’s approach to dealing with his client Mr X. We must look at the specific events set out in the complaint and most of these are too late for investigation. While Mr X raises two more recent concerns it is unlikely investigation into these issues would achieve any worthwhile outcome.

Birmingham City Council (19 009 353)

Statement Not upheld Other 18-Mar-2020

Summary: There is no evidence of fault in the Council’s decision that a housebuilder will have to wait for the roads outside the new houses to be adopted before he can apply for dropped kerbs from the highway department.

Aylesbury Vale District Council (19 018 300)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 16-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council dealt with his planning application for lawful use. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because he could appeal to a Planning Inspector.

Thurrock Council (19 002 338)

Statement Upheld Other 11-Mar-2020

Summary: The complaint concerns unauthorised development in the greenbelt. There was failure by the Council to take the action it had identified as being necessary between September 2018 and September 2019.