Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (19 004 900)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to take enforcement action against his neighbour, who he alleges has started a business in a garage behind his home. The Council has investigated his allegations but found no evidence of a change of use. There was no fault in the way the Council carried out its enforcement investigation.

Epping Forest District Council (19 005 808)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: Ms X complains the Council has failed to resolve a breach of planning control by her neighbour. The Ombudsman finds no fault causing significant injustice in how the Council dealt with the breach. However, the Ombudsman has found fault in how the Council handled the complaint.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (19 005 922)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr C complains the Council failed to respond properly and take effective action in response to his reports about the commercial storage and dealing in scrap at a neighbouring property which he says has a harmful impact on the area’s amenity. The Ombudsman has found delay by the Council but considers the agreed actions of an apology and procedural review are enough to provide a suitable remedy to Mr C.

London Borough of Barnet (19 008 411)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: Mr X complained the Council was slow to take enforcement action. The matter is now the subject of an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. We should not investigate further, as the decision on whether the impact on public amenity is unacceptable, will be made by the Planning Inspectorate, which is a body outside of our remit.

Canterbury City Council (19 012 724)

Statement Not upheld Building control 20-Mar-2020

Summary: Mrs X complained the Council’s building control officer gave her incorrect advice, which led to her builder carrying out unauthorised works on a drain owned by the local statutory water undertaker. We ended our investigation because we are unlikely to find fault or recommend a meaningful remedy for Mrs X.

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.

Maidstone Borough Council (19 018 128)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the Council not pursuing planning enforcement action against an alleged breach of an occupancy condition attached to a dwelling. This is because the alleged fault by the Council has not caused the complainant a significant personal injustice.

London Borough of Haringey (19 019 009)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 20-Mar-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not Mr X’s complaint about the Council issuing an enforcement notice. I consider it reasonable for him to have exercised his right to appeal to the Planning Inspector at the time the notice was issued.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (19 018 614)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning advice 20-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.

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.