Archive has 111 results
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Coventry City Council (19 014 107)
Statement Not upheld Other 17-Nov-2020
Summary: Mrs B complains that the Council failed to take residents’ views into account when allowing the use of a local park by a funfair. The Ombudsman has found no fault in the way the Council considered this matter.
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Cambridge City Council (20 004 257)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 16-Nov-2020
Summary: We cannot and will not investigate a residents’ association’s complaint about the accuracy of Planning Committee minutes. This is because the Residents’ Association took legal action against the Council regarding a planning application it approved in the Association’s area. And the injustice its members have suffered because of other planning applications is not significant enough to justify our involvement.
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New Forest District Council (20 006 266)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 13-Nov-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has misled the Planning Inspector in connection with his appeal about a fence he wishes to retain on his property. The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint because Mr X has appealed to the Planning Inspector and so the complaint falls outside our jurisdiction.
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South Gloucestershire Council (20 005 939)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 12-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with the complainant’s planning applications. This is because the complainant has appealed to the Planning Inspectorate. The complaint is also late.
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Epping Forest District Council (20 005 786)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 10-Nov-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Parish Council’s objections to his planning application, lodged with the District Council. He has no jurisdiction to investigate complaints about parish councils. The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaints about his ongoing planning application with the District Council. If he disagrees with that Council’s planning decision, he will have a right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, which it would be reasonable for him to use.
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Central Bedfordshire Council (20 000 379)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 06-Nov-2020
Summary: Ms X complained about the Council approving a planning application for a neighbouring development which contained a planning condition which could not be applied. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of injustice caused by fault on the Council’s part which would warrant an investigation.
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London Borough of Havering (20 005 249)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 29-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision not to allow him to install a dropped kerb at his property. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault sufficient to warrant an investigation and the Council has offered to revisit the site to confirm the measurements involved.
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North Kesteven District Council (19 014 570)
Statement Not upheld Other 29-Oct-2020
Summary: Miss B complains the Council failed to properly consider a planning application to vary a condition for nearby development with particular reference to drainage issues. Miss B says as a result her land suffers surface water flooding on a scale not previously experienced. The Ombudsman has found no fault in the Council’s decision making process.
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Spelthorne Borough Council (19 011 449)
Statement Not upheld Other 28-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr X, on behalf of a number of residents in the area, complains about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a development as well as the level of public consultation. The Ombudsman does not find the Council at fault.
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Statement Not upheld Other 27-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr Q complained that the Council helped and supported a community land trust to block the sale of his property. The complaint was closed because there was no evidence of fault by the Council in the matters raised by Mr Q.