Staffordshire County Council (19 001 439)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 04-Jun-2019

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council siting a lighting column closer to his home then the previous one causing a loss of privacy. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Manchester City Council (19 000 324)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 22-May-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint the Council wants him to pay a fee to relocate a street light. Further consideration of the complaint is unlikely to find fault by the Council.

Lincolnshire County Council (19 000 271)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 16-May-2019

Summary: Mrs X complains about the relocation of a grit bin in the road where she lives. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint as it is unlikely we will find fault. Nor is it likely that further investigation will lead to a different outcome.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (18 019 200)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 10-May-2019

Summary: We will not investigate Ms B’s complaint about her recent contact with Council officers over various matters linked to business parking permits. We have previously investigated some of the matters complained of. Other matters have not caused Ms B significant injustice. And another body is better placed to consider another part of her complaint.

Nottinghamshire County Council (19 000 321)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 09-May-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about highways works carried out by the Council more than three years ago. The complaint is made too late.

Essex County Council (18 019 544)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 09-May-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about defective street lights. The lights are now in operation and the remaining injustice to Mr X is not sufficient to justify our involvement.

Southend-on-Sea City Council (18 019 243)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Street furniture and lighting 07-May-2019

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the Council removing two lampposts in a conservation area. It is unlikely he would find the complainant has been caused injustice that justifies the use of public funds to investigate.