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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.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 12-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with planning applications for a site near the complainant’s home. This is because one of the applications has been subject to court proceedings and therefore outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction. The complainant has not been caused significant injustice by the more recent issues she has complained about.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (20 010 802)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 12-Mar-2021
Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s failure to take a strategic view when granting planning permission for applications in residential areas. We will not investigate the complaint because it is unlikely we will find evidence of fault by the Council.
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Winchester City Council (20 011 034)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 12-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application or a breach of planning control. This is because parts of the complaint are late and we are unlikely to find fault with the remaining issues complained about.
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Statement Upheld Planning applications 11-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr and Mrs B say the Council has failed to properly process a planning application for a residential development next to their home. Mr and Mrs B say this has caused them a loss of privacy, distress and uncertainty. The Ombudsman finds the Council failed to upload certain application documents onto its website in time. But, the Ombudsman does not find that this fault caused Mr and Mrs B significant injustice. The Ombudsman does not uphold the remaining parts of the complaint as the Council was not at fault.
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Chesterfield Borough Council (20 001 070)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 11-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr B and Ms C complained about the Council’s handling of two planning applications. They also complained about the Council’s handling of their complaints about that.
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Chesterfield Borough Council (20 001 071)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 11-Mar-2021
Summary: Mr B and Ms C complained about the Council’s handling of two planning applications. They also complained about the Council’s handling of their complaints about that. We find no significant injustice was caused by the handling of the first planning application, and no fault in the handling of the second planning application. We find there was fault in complaint handling, causing injustice for which the Council has agreed to apologise.
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City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (20 004 226)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 11-Mar-2021
Summary: The Council was at fault for the way it handled Mr X’s neighbour’s prior approval application. The Council misread a height measurement which led to a procedural error. Mr X experienced an injustice as a result of this error for which the Council has agreed a remedy.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (20 008 239)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s refusal to refund her planning application fee. This is because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.