Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (20 009 494)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about what happened at a planning committee meeting. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice because of the alleged fault.

Buckinghamshire Council (20 012 428)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Mar-2021

Summary: We cannot lawfully investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council refused his application for a new access at his home. Mr X used his right of appeal to the planning inspector.

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (20 009 192)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs X complains about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against a breach of planning control where she lives. We will not investigate this complaint. We have not seen evidence of fault in the way the Council came to its decision. Nor do we consider Mrs X has suffered a significant personal injustice which warrants our investigation.

Wyre Borough Council (20 011 579)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s planning advice. This is because the complaint is late and it is unlikely we would find fault by the Council.

London Borough of Enfield (20 011 762)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Mar-2021

Summary: We cannot lawfully investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council’s refusal of his planning application is due to administrative errors. Mr X has used his right of appeal to the planning inspector.

Epping Forest District Council (20 007 294)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 17-Mar-2021

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint alleging it did not properly inspect a neighbouring property before it decided the property owner had implemented an existing planning permission.

North Yorkshire County Council (19 019 623)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 16-Mar-2021

Summary: Ms X complains North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council have failed to take action to bring roads on her estate up to adoptable standard. We have stopped our investigation into this complaint as Ms X has not been caused an injustice by the actions of Harrogate Borough Council or North Yorkshire County Council. She and other residents would have been aware that no highways agreements were in place when the purchased their properties as well as the planning conditions attached to the development.

Harrogate Borough Council (19 019 629)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 16-Mar-2021

Summary: Ms X complains North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council have failed to take action to bring roads on her estate up to adoptable standard. We have stopped our investigation into this complaint as Ms X has not been caused an injustice by the actions of Harrogate Borough Council or North Yorkshire County Council. She and other residents would have been aware that no highways agreements were in place when the purchased their properties as well as the planning conditions attached to the development.

Warwick District Council (20 001 079)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 16-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs C complained about the Council’s consideration of a planning application to build two semi-detached cottages. Mrs C said she and her neighbours would suffer from an unacceptable development which would harm their amenity and the character of the Conservation Area. We found fault in the decision-making process. However, there was no injustice to Mrs C or her neighbours because the Ombudsman cannot say that, but for the fault, the outcome would have been different.

London Borough of Ealing (20 010 293)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about its decision to grant his neighbour planning permission for a raised patio in 2016. This is because the complaint is late and I have seen no good reasons to exercise our discretion to investigate it.