Winchester City Council (19 008 011)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr X complains about the grant of planning permission by the Council for a large residential development. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because the matter is out of time.

Maidstone Borough Council (19 020 765)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr X complains on behalf of a resident group about the Council’s failure to provide information relating to a proposed development. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because this is a matter for the Information Commissioner’s Office. There is no significant injustice caused at this stage as no decision has been made by the Council about the development.

London Borough of Bexley (19 015 511)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for new development behind his property. This is because the complaint is late and Mr X’s injustice does not result from the Council’s actions.

East Devon District Council (19 021 251)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 23-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council has permitted two planning applications to be wrongly linked to the complainant’s home. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

Cheshire East Council (19 008 176)

Statement Not upheld Other 22-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr X complained the Council’s new local development plan has designated land for housing that was once part of its green belt. We did not investigate the complaint further, because we are unlikely to achieve a different or meaningful outcome.

Thanet District Council (19 009 845)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr B complains about the Council’s decision to make a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on land adjacent to a site he owns. He further complains about the way the Council handled planning matters relating to his site. He considers the Council has deliberately acted to thwart his development options for his site and has caused him wasted costs. For the various reasons given in the statement the complaints have not been investigated.

Thanet District Council (19 009 846)

Statement Not upheld Other 20-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr B’s complains about the way the Council considered various applications he has made for development and changes to his home and gardens. The investigation has been discontinued because of the various jurisdictional reasons given in the statement.

Thanet District Council (19 009 848)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr B complains about the Council’s handling of a planning application and a lawful development certificate application he made for his property. The complaint has not been investigated because some of the events happened too long ago and Mr B has a right of appeal available to him.

Waverley Borough Council (19 017 834)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 09-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr and Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with their planning application. This is because they have already used their right to appeal to a government minister.

Fenland District Council (19 019 011)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 07-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint the Council changed the name of her street. This is because it is unlikely a further investigation by the Ombudsman would lead to a different outcome. The injustice experienced by Mrs X is also not significant enough to justify our involvement.