Archive has 108 results
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Nottinghamshire County Council (20 004 235)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 15-Oct-2020
Summary: Miss X complained about the Council’s refusal to cut back vegetation and trees on the highway boundary with her property. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council which would warrant an investigation. Only the courts can determine private property boundaries.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 13-Oct-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to remove branches from its trees overhanging her property. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant an Ombudsman investigation.
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Isle of Wight Council (20 002 810)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 09-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr Y complained about the Council’s decision to grant a planning application for a development near his home. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. This is because Mr Y’s complaint is late and there are no good reasons for the Ombudsman to investigate it now.
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North East Lincolnshire Council (20 004 101)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 07-Oct-2020
Summary: Ms X complains about the refusal of the Council to allow her to remove trees subject to Tree Protection Orders. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because she appealed to a Planning Inspector.
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Leicestershire County Council (20 004 033)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 06-Oct-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that neither the Council nor a school will prune a tree. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council and because the Ombudsman has no power to investigate management decisions made by a school.
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Birmingham City Council (20 004 178)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 06-Oct-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council will not cut back a tree outside his property or repair the damaged pavement. We are unlikely to find fault on the Council’s part.
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Isle of Wight Council (20 003 584)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 06-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s threat to a protected tree which is on his land alongside a public highway. The Ombudsman should not exercise his discretion to investigate this complaint. This is it was received outside the normal 12-month period for receiving complaints and there is insufficient evidence of fault causing injustice to consider it now.
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Brighton & Hove City Council (20 004 453)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 02-Oct-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint about the damage to her garage from trees growing behind her property, and about the Council’s response to her complaint about the matter. This is because it would be reasonable for Mrs B to use the legal remedy available to her in the courts to pursue a property damage claim. As we are not investigating the substantive matter, we will not consider how the Council has responded to it.
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Wiltshire Council (20 003 820)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 28-Sep-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council refused to prune trees which overhang his property. This is because there is no evidence of fault in the Council’s decision and it is reasonable to expect Mr X to go to court about any damage.
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Crawley Borough Council (20 003 642)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 25-Sep-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the potential removal of a tree. This is because the complainant has not been caused any significant personal injustice.