London Borough of Wandsworth (20 010 784)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 08-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate the complainant’s concerns about the Council approving a planning application which was contrary to what it said in a document in 2015. We are unlikely to find fault by the Council has caused the complainant significant personal injustice.

Northampton Borough Council (20 011 376)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 08-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council deciding not to take enforcement action against an outbuilding. It is unlikely we would find fault by the Council has caused the complainant injustice that warrants our involvement.

St Albans City Council (20 011 533)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 08-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to follow policy when granting planning permission on a neighbouring property. Mr X stated this caused him distress and he wanted the council to amend the permission and offer compensation. We will not exercise discretion to investigate as the complaint is late, we cannot achieve what Mr X wants and he could have taken the matter to court.

East Suffolk Council (20 011 628)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 08-Mar-2021

Summary: Ms X complains about the way the Council dealt with her planning application. We will not investigate this complaint because she appealed to a Planning Inspector.

East Lindsey District Council (19 019 630)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 08-Mar-2021

Summary: Mrs C complains about the way the Council approved and monitored an archaeological planning condition and wrongly interpreted a drainage planning condition. Mrs C says it is possible that important archaeology may not have been properly recorded or lost and existing flooding issues will be exacerbated. We have found no evidence of fault by the Council.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (20 011 083)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an application to build telecommunication apparatus near the complainant’s home. This is because the complainant has not been caused significant injustice by the alleged fault.

London Borough of Croydon (20 011 010)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about pre-application planning advice the Council gave to the complainant. This is because the law says we cannot investigate when someone has appealed to the Planning inspectorate and there are no other issues we can or should investigate.

Erewash Borough Council (19 017 357)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 05-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a breach of planning control. This is because the complaint is late.

Fylde Borough Council (20 000 943)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 05-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained about how the Council dealt with planning matters on their neighbour’s land. We ended our investigation because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault or an injustice we could remedy.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (20 010 756)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 04-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against his neighbour’s summerhouse and platform. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council in the process it followed to consider and make its discretionary decision on the matter to warrant our investigation.