Cheshire East Council (21 017 191)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 24-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with the complainants request for a Tree Preservation Order. This is because there is no evidence of fault in how the Council dealt with the matter and the issue does not cause the complainant a personal injustice.

Portsmouth City Council (21 018 607)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 24-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that his car was damaged due to the Council’s failure to maintain a tree. This is because it is reasonable for Mr B to pursue his compensation claim at court.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (21 018 322)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 22-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about unsafe tree cutting work undertaken by the Council. This is because Mr B has not suffered an injustice and an investigation would not add to the Council’s own investigation.

Maidstone Borough Council (21 017 756)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 22-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions regarding trees in an area identified for possible development. This is because Mr X is complaining in his capacity as a local councillor.

Broadland District Council (21 017 418)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 22-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council wrongly made a tree preservation order on trees which he wants felled. We cannot achieve the outcome Mr X wants. It is reasonable for Mr X to apply to the Council for works on the trees. If refused, he will have a right of appeal to the planning inspector who has the power to change the Council’s decision.

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council (21 016 553)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 21-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about Council‑owned trees near his business premises. The core claimed injustice from Mr X’s complaint is a claim of damage caused by the trees to the premises. Property damage claims are matters for the Council’s insurers, and ultimately for the courts to decide if insurers deny liability. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council in the timing of its tree works, or fault or sufficient injustice caused to Mr X by the works done, to warrant investigation.

West Northamptonshire Council (21 017 850)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 18-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to remove trees near his property. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making process, or a significant personal injustice caused to Mr X, to warrant an investigation.

London Borough of Lambeth (21 017 162)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 16-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about damage caused to the complainant’s property by a tree on the public highway. This is because we cannot decide what the Council should pay towards the repairs as the courts are best placed to calculate claims for damages. It is therefore reasonable to expect the complainant to go to court to resolve her claim.

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (21 017 263)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 16-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about damage caused to the complainant’s property by a tree belonging to the Council. This is because we cannot decide what the Council should pay towards the repairs as the courts are best placed to calculate claims for damages. It is therefore reasonable to expect the complainant to go to court to resolve her claim.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (21 016 178)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 14-Mar-2022

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision not to seek TPO consent for the removal of trees from a development site close to his home. We will not investigate the complaint because Mr X has already taken court action in relation to the issue and so the complaint falls outside our jurisdiction.