Torridge District Council (19 019 672)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council has handled a number of planning applications in his local area. The Ombudsman has stopped the investigation into these complaints. This is because the proposed developments have no direct impact on Mr X and in some cases decisions were taken too long ago for us to investigate now.

Torridge District Council (19 019 673)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council has handled a number of planning applications in his local area. The Ombudsman has stopped the investigation into these complaints. This is because the proposed developments have no direct impact on Mr X and in some cases decisions were taken too long ago for us to investigate now.

Torridge District Council (19 019 674)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council has handled a number of planning applications in his local area. The Ombudsman has stopped the investigation into these complaints. This is because the proposed developments have no direct impact on Mr X and in some cases decisions were taken too long ago for us to investigate now.

Fenland District Council (19 007 244)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr and Mrs B complain about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a new housing development near to their home. They complain they were not notified of the reserved matters planning application and that the Council failed to respond to their complaints about noise and other disturbance from the site once work started. There was no fault by the Council.

London Borough of Hounslow (19 009 164)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision to insulate the Council houses close to him. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council causing him significant injustice.

Ashford Borough Council (19 018 211)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s delay in deciding his planning application. This is because it would have been reasonable for Mr X to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.

Worcester City Council (19 008 950)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 09-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained there were flaws in the way the Council considered his neighbour’s planning application. There was some fault in the planning application process, but it did not affect the outcome.

East Suffolk Council (19 008 312)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 06-Mar-2020

Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s consideration of her neighbour’s planning application. I found some fault in the officer’s delegated report, but this did not cause Mrs X a significant injustice.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (19 017 089)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 06-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. This is because he is unlikely to find fault by the Council.

Horsham District Council (19 010 386)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 05-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to properly respond to his Purchase Notice, which requested it to buy his land, because it was incapable of beneficial use or development. There was some fault in the way the Council explained its decision, but this made no difference to the outcome because its decision was justified for other reasons.