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.

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (21 017 336)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 10-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an application to carry out works to protected trees. This is because we are unlikely to find fault by the Council. The complainant has not been caused significant injustice because the Council failed to publish his comments in response to the application on its website.

Royal Borough of Greenwich (21 015 986)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 10-Mar-2022

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s maintenance of trees on one of its social housing estates. We have no jurisdiction to investigate the management of housing by social housing landlords.

London Borough of Hillingdon (21 015 748)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 07-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs Y’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to cut back trees it owns which overhang her garden. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision‑making process to go behind its decision and investigate. A Council-owned tree trunk breaking Mrs Y’s fence is a property damage claim, and a matter for the Council’s insurers and the courts.

London Borough of Southwark (21 015 889)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 04-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to properly consult with residents when making a Tree Preservation Order in 2016. This is because the events happened too long ago, and I see no good reason to exercise discretion and investigate them now.

Nottinghamshire County Council (21 016 124)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 01-Mar-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to the complainant’s concerns about trees close to her property. This is because there is no evidence of fault on the Council’s part.

Norwich City Council (21 015 591)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 25-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to do works to some trees near her care home. There is not enough evidence of fault in the process the Council followed to reach its decision to warrant us investigating.

Birmingham City Council (21 015 865)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 25-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about a gap in her boundary with Council land and how if dealt with her complaint about it. The core boundary matter does not cause such a significant personal injustice to Mrs X to warrant us investigating. We will not investigate the Council’s internal complaints processes as we are not pursuing the core matter giving rise to the complaint.

Sheffield City Council (21 014 093)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 24-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to respond to Ms X’s complaint about matters dating back to 2017. This is because the complaint is a late complaint, and we will not exercise discretion to investigate it now.

Wakefield City Council (21 010 881)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 23-Feb-2022

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered an application for planning consent to fell a protected tree. This is because the applicant had a right of appeal to the Planning Inspector about some of the issues in his complaint, and there is no sign that fault by the Council in other respects has caused him an injustice to warrant our further involvement.