Archive has 857 results
-
London Borough of Hillingdon (19 020 172)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his planning application. This is because Mr X has exercised his right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.
-
Cheshire East Council (19 019 075)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to accept and determine a ‘reserved matters’ planning application for a residential development across the road from his house. The Council’s actions do not cause sufficient significant personal injustice to Mr X to warrant an Ombudsman investigation.
-
Birmingham City Council (19 019 123)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s consideration of his planning application. As a planning applicant, Mr X had a right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against the Council’s delay in determining the application. Mr X had a further PINS appeal right once the Council refused the application. The appeal was the appropriate formal route for him to follow to challenge the decision and how it was made, and to seek the permission he wants. It was reasonable for Mr X to have used his Planning Inspectorate appeal rights.
-
East Cambridgeshire District Council (19 018 686)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s delay in determining his planning application. Mr X has appealed to the Planning Inspectorate on the matter. The Ombudsman cannot investigate when someone has used that appeal right. The use of that appeal takes the matter outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction.
-
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 21-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a neighbour’s extension. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons for the Ombudsman to exercise its discretion to investigate.
-
East Riding of Yorkshire Council (19 018 123)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a possible breach of planning control. This is because he is unlikely to find fault by the Council.
-
Leeds City Council (19 018 622)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application for a development near the complainant’s home. This is because he is unlikely to find fault by the Council and the complainant has not been caused any significant injustice.
-
Royal Borough of Greenwich (19 018 724)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a breach of planning control. This is because it is unlikely he would find fault by the Council and the complainant has not been caused any significant injustice.
-
Newark & Sherwood District Council (19 010 619)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about planning permission the Council granted to itself. He is unlikely to find fault in how the Council considered the planning application. Further, the proposed development has not taken place.
-
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (19 018 266)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council granted planning permission without referring it to the Planning Committee. This is because it is unlikely that an investigation would find fault by the Council.