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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant an investigation by the Ombudsman.
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Northumberland County Council (19 018 935)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s planning decision on a neighbouring development and the unauthorised use of his private parking land by motorists. There is not enough evidence of a direct causal link between the Council’s planning decision and Mr X’s claimed injustice of trespassing motorists to warrant an Ombudsman investigation. The Ombudsman cannot achieve the outcomes Mr X seeks, and it is reasonable for him to take the matter to court.
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Sunderland City Council (19 019 080)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s delay in validating his planning application. Mr X’s injustice stems from the Council’s requirement to provide an additional survey and the law provided him an alternative remedy to challenge this.
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (19 019 189)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application for a supported living development. There is insufficient evidence of Council fault to warrant an Ombudsman investigation. The matter does not cause Mr X a significant personal injustice. The Ombudsman cannot achieve the outcomes Mr X seeks.
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West Sussex County Council (19 001 602)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr and Mrs B complain the Council did not properly consider its own policies when approving a planning application. They say the Council’s decision led to an increase in the number of HGV’s using a road near their home. This causes problems with noise, pollution and road safety. The Ombudsman does not find fault in how the Council considered the planning application or responded to Mr and Mrs B’s concerns.
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London Borough of Croydon (19 002 405)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint which alleged fault in the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a development and its handling of subsequent applications to discharge conditions of the planning permission and vary the permission.
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West Sussex County Council (19 004 242)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: Mrs B complains the Council did not properly consider its own policies when approving a planning application. She says the Council’s decision led to an increase in the number of HGV’s using a road near her home. This causes problems with noise, pollution and road safety. The Ombudsman does not find fault in how the Council considered the planning application or responded to Mrs B’s concerns.
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West Sussex County Council (19 006 185)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about planning permission for a development which would increase HGV traffic. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because the complaint is out of time.
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West Devon Borough Council (19 008 086)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: There is no fault in the way the Council considered the impact of a development on local people, wildlife or local highways. I intend to stop my investigation into development outside the settlement boundary and the impact of development on a local footpath as any potential fault has not caused Mr X an injustice.
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Northumberland County Council (19 011 956)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr B complained that the Council failed to notify him of a neighbour’s planning application. The Council agreed it should have notified him and has apologised. We do not consider the fault affected the outcome.