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Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (20 011 451)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr Q’s complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for the change of use of a barn to a dwelling. This is because we are unlikely to find fault. Nor has the alleged fault caused Mr Q or his heritage society a significant injustice. In addition, we cannot achieve the outcome Mr Q wants.
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Charnwood Borough Council (19 013 091)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: There was no fault by the Council in a complaint about its decision not to take enforcement action against a breach of a noise condition.
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London Borough of Southwark (19 017 046)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: The complainant says the Council failed to consider the impact on his home of a boundary garden wall shown in his neighbour’s planning application leaving him with an overbearing structure and sense of enclosure. The Council says it made an error. However, having reviewed the decision it believes the decision is sound and it has made at least one other similar decision. We find the Council at fault but that this did not affect the final decision. However, it did result in inconvenience to the complainant and a loss of confidence in the Council’s planning decision procedure.
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Canterbury City Council (20 004 724)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: The Council was at fault for delays in considering a planning application which Mr B says caused him financial loss in the form of a new levy. However, the Council has confirmed an exemption was granted for Mr B’s development meaning the levy is not payable. The Ombudsman has therefore completed the investigation with a finding of fault, but which has not caused injustice to Mr B.
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Sheffield City Council (20 004 745)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of her neighbour’s planning applications. The Council did not grant planning permission for the neighbour’s extension and I have seen no evidence of fault in its handling of their application to vary the approved plans.
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West Oxfordshire District Council (20 005 177)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s decision to change the building to residential use. We ended our investigation as it was unlikely to result in a finding of significant fault or injustice.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s handling of her neighbour’s planning application and its decision to grant permission. We will not investigate the complaint because there is no evidence to suggest there has been fault by the Council.
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (20 011 838)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr X complains that the Council granted planning permission for a neighbour’s extension too close to his house. We will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.
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Slough Borough Council (20 011 455)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 15-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a plot of land Mr Q bought at auction which he is unable to develop. This is because we are unlikely to find fault with the Council.
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Maldon District Council (20 004 572)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 12-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr X complained the Council wrongly advised him to apply for planning permission for an existing permitted development, sited on his property. Mr X also complained about how the Council handled the entire planning application and his complaint about it. We have discontinued our investigation. This is because the Ombudsman cannot achieve the outcome Mr X seeks and it is unlikely further investigation will lead to a different outcome.