Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (19 011 866)

Statement Upheld Land 22-Dec-2020

Summary: Ms C complained the Council delayed in removing a restrictive covenant on a building her organisation was selling. We find the Council was not at fault. The Council did delay in sending Ms C a stage one complaint response. That was fault. It has apologised, that is a sufficient remedy for the injustice caused.

Shropshire Council (20 003 513)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 21-Dec-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about costs he incurred when he reinstated an entrance to his field which had been wrongly kerbed by the Council in 2000.The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because it falls outside our jurisdiction as it is a late complaint and because Mr X has a legal remedy against the Council.

East Lindsey District Council (20 007 836)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 16-Dec-2020

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to take action over residents parking on a green area of land owned by the Council. We should not investigate this complaint. This is because it concerns a complaint about matters Mr X was aware of outside our normal 12-month period for accepting complaints.

Surrey County Council (20 007 900)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 14-Dec-2020

Summary: Ms X complained about the Council’s refusal to transfer or sell her a part of the public highway verge outside her property. We should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Salford City Council (20 007 108)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 09-Dec-2020

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council failed to comply with its statutory obligation to advertise a proposed disposal of land in a newspaper which is circulated in the area in which the land is situated. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault by the Council.

London Borough of Merton (20 006 986)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 04-Dec-2020

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the maintenance of a verge. This is because the complaint is late with no good reasons to investigate it now and there is insufficient injustice to warrant our involvement.

Wiltshire Council (20 007 216)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 04-Dec-2020

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint. This is because it is reasonable to expect Mr Y to go to court to settle any matters of land ownership and usage.

Herefordshire Council (20 006 261)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 24-Nov-2020

Summary: We cannot investigate Ms B’s complaint that the Council pursued court action against her and she was unlawfully evicted. This is because we cannot investigate complaints about a council’s commencement or conduct of court proceedings.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (19 020 737)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 20-Nov-2020

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the delay in the Council providing a response to a purchase notice from Mr and Mrs Y. This is because the alleged injustice is not significant enough to warrant an investigation.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (19 012 946)

Statement Not upheld Land 19-Nov-2020

Summary: Mr K complains the Council failed to consider all relevant matters and ignored residents concerns when it decided to appropriate land. He also complains it did not properly deal with his complaint. The Ombudsman has found no fault.