Norfolk County Council (18 013 059)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr B has complained about the Council’s running of an agricultural site next to his home. The Ombudsman has no found fault on the part of the Council, aside from its delay in responding to his complaint, for which it has already apologised.

Wiltshire Council (19 012 855)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 31-Mar-2020

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint that it failed to take planning enforcement action against a town council for unlawfully demolishing a toilet block in a park.

Wiltshire Council (19 010 798)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision to vary a planning condition that controls the use of the building next to his home. There was no evidence of fault in the way the Council made its decision.

Melton Borough Council (19 011 941)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint which alleged fault with the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a development as well as its handling of planning enforcement matters.

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (19 013 507)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint about its decision to grant planning permission for a development close to the complainant’s relative’s home in 2019.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (19 016 660)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision to approve his neighbours’ planning application. The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate this complaint as it is late. And an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

Hastings Borough Council (19 018 592)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 31-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr B and Ms C complain about the Council’s response to a complaint they made concerning surface water coming from an adjacent property and damaging the highway. The Ombudsman does not propose to investigate the complaint because the matters complained about happened too long ago to be investigated now and an investigation would serve no useful purpose.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (19 001 759)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr B complains about the way the Council handled his neighbour’s planning applications and its failure to take enforcement action. The Ombudsman finds no fault on the Council’s part.

Broxtowe Borough Council (19 006 358)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 31-Mar-2020

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint alleging bias and inefficiency in the Council’s handling of the complainants’ reports of possible breaches of planning control at a neighbouring property.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (19 009 008)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 31-Mar-2020

Summary: the complainant says the Council failed to properly consider an application for an extension near his home which affects his home and the character of the area. The Council says it considered all relevant policies and its case officer wrote a short report on the proposed minor development. The Ombudsman finds the Council decided the application having before it all relevant information including the complainant’s objections and therefore acted without fault.