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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application on land opposite his home. We did not investigate further because this is a late complaint and further investigation is unlikely to result in a meaningful outcome.
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South Holland District Council (19 017 491)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council refused Ms J and Ms K planning permission for a self-build housing development. The complaint is outside the Ombudsman jurisdiction because they had a right of appeal to the planning inspector.
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Guildford Borough Council (19 016 140)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s consideration of a planning application for landscaping of a car park and a bund near him. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is insufficient evidence of injustice to him to warrant investigation.
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Aylesbury Vale District Council (19 018 300)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 16-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council dealt with his planning application for lawful use. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because he could appeal to a Planning Inspector.
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Breckland District Council (19 018 403)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr & Mrs X complain about the Council’s decision to allow overdevelopment of the site next to their home. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint as it is too late. And there is no evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the planning applications.
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Tandridge District Council (19 018 537)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 16-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council failed to inform a planning agent of the likely outcome of his clients’ application, contrary to the assurances it had previously given that it would do so. The Council has already taken, or proposed to take, satisfactory action in response to the complaint.
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London Borough of Haringey (19 006 405)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 13-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has not enforced a condition in a planning application for a development near to his property. Mr X says this has caused him to lose privacy. From the evidence seen, the Ombudsman finds fault with how the planning condition was drafted. However, this did not cause any injustice to Mr X.
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Somerset West and Taunton Council (19 009 645)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 13-Mar-2020
Summary: Mrs X complains the Council failed to properly deal with the poor condition of a site adjacent to her home. There was some delay dealing with reports she made to the planning department in 2018. This was fault. However, action was being taken by environmental health officers in the period concerned. An environmental health officer and planning officer appropriately considered the further reports Mrs X made from 2019. The Council made an appropriate referral to the Environment Agency. The Council should apologise to Mrs X for the delays in 2018 to remedy the complaint.
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London Borough of Bromley (19 009 786)
Statement Upheld Enforcement 13-Mar-2020
Summary: Miss D says the Council has failed to progress her reports of alleged planning breaches at a site near her home. The Ombudsman has found evidence of fault by the Council. He has upheld the complaint and completed the investigation because the Council agrees to the recommended actions including financial redress and progression of the case.
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Eastbourne Borough Council (19 012 971)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 13-Mar-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council considered a planning application for a neighbour’s extension and the impact upon his property. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.