Liverpool City Council (20 012 162)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 25-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint that the Council wrongly signed off her building work as compliant with the Building Regulations. This is because we cannot achieve any worthwhile outcome for Mrs X.

Burnley Borough Council (20 011 803)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 25-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains the Council has misinterpreted the relevant planning legislation in deciding a gate installed in his road does not require planning permission. We will not investigate the complaint because I have seen no evidence of 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.

Milton Keynes Council (19 018 291)

Statement Not upheld Building control 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Ms X says the Council did not properly inspect building works at a neighbouring property before it issued a completion certificate. I have stopped investigating this complaint and do not uphold Ms X’s complaint. The outcome Ms X wants can only be provided by a court and cannot be achieved through an investigation by the Ombudsman.

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.

Chorley Borough Council (20 008 142)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Covid-19 24-Mar-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a development close to his home. We will not investigate this complaint as we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions. Nor do we consider Mr X has been caused a significant personal injustice.

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.