Durham County Council (20 005 244)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council not providing a document requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The complainant can raise the matter with the Information Commissioner and appeal to a tribunal if necessary.

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (20 007 770)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 25-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr Z complains the Council has failed to deal with a breach of planning control in the housing development behind his home and did not deal with his complaint properly. The Council has already apologised for the delay in its complaint response and has accepted there was fault in its planning report. We find this fault did not cause significant injustice. There was no fault in the way the Council dealt with a breach of planning control.

Durham County Council (20 011 998)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a possible breach of planning control. This is because we are unlikely to find fault by the Council.

Cheshire East Council (20 011 850)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained the Council provided confusing information during a public consultation on a planning application. Mr X stated that this caused local residents confusion and inconvenience. We will not investigate this complaint because the injustice caused is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (20 011 882)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 25-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about planning permission being granted for an extension to the house next door to Mr C. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault with the Council’s actions to warrant an Ombudsman investigation. We cannot question a Council’s decision where it has followed the correct process.

Wychavon District Council (20 003 759)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council has considered a planning application for a development next to him. We will not investigate this complaint because planning permission has not yet been given and so any injustice is speculative and does not warrant investigation.

Breckland District Council (20 006 121)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr B complains about the Council’s decision to approve planning permission for a development in the garden of a neighbouring property. There was no fault with the way the Council reached its decision.

Reading Borough Council (20 006 237)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X, Ms Y and Ms Z complain about the Council’s decision to approve its own planning application for a development close to their homes. We will not investigate this complaint because we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions and further investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

North Devon District Council (19 006 450)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: the complainant says the Council failed to properly consider a planning application for a house built close to her home resulting in a building it would otherwise have refused. The Council says it considered the application against all relevant planning policies and says the application met the criteria for a local needs’ application. We find the Council acted without fault in deciding the application.

Ashford Borough Council (20 012 040)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to not consult on the final amended plans for the development of a property next to Mr X’s house. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision to warrant our investigating. Even if the decision was fault, there is not enough evidence of the matter causing a significant personal injustice to Mr X to justify an investigation. We also cannot achieve the outcome Mr X seeks from his complaint.