Epping Forest District Council (19 017 253)

Statement Upheld Land 16-Nov-2020

Summary: There was fault in how the Council decided to dispose of land near Mr X’s home. The Council agreed to apologise to Mr X as this fault falsely raised his expectations of securing the land. But the fault is not likely to have affected the Council’s decision or, therefore, the position in which Mr X now finds himself.

Lincolnshire County Council (20 004 206)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 20-Oct-2020

Summary: Dr B complains the Council committee which considered the application to register land as a village green was not well briefed. He also says the conduct of the committee and decision-making was below the standard he expected. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. We are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions. Nor can we achieve the outcome Dr B is seeking.

Forest of Dean District Council (20 002 440)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 14-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about an area of land next to his property. This is because it is not unreasonable to expect Mr B to go to court to seek a remedy.

Leicester City Council (20 003 636)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 14-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a Compulsory Purchase Order. This is because part of the complaint is late, and it is reasonable for Mr X to appeal to the tribunal.

Sheffield City Council (20 003 971)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 13-Oct-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council took longer to complete a sale of land than it promised and that it decided to impose a surcharge under the Community Infrastructure Levy scheme. This is because we would be unlikely to find fault.

Leicester City Council (20 002 233)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 23-Sep-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s response to his attempt to purchase an area of land adjacent to his home. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because past events happened too long ago to be investigated now and an investigation of more recent events is unlikely to find evidence of fault.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (20 002 343)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 21-Aug-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s compliant about damage to her property from a tree and overgrown plants on council land. This is because the Ombudsman cannot establish liability in such matters, and it is reasonable for her to seek compensation through the courts.

Eastleigh Borough Council (20 001 570)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 10-Aug-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to sell some open land next to his property. This is because the injustice caused to Mr X is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (20 001 696)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 07-Aug-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the Council failing to address vegetation on public land encroaching onto the complainant’s land. This is because it is unlikely that an investigation by the Ombudsman would lead to a different outcome.

Peterborough City Council (20 001 724)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 04-Aug-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint about the encroachment of public land. This is because the complaint is late, and the Ombudsman is unlikely to consider that the complainant has suffered a personal and significant injustice.