Archive has 76 results
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Harrogate Borough Council (21 001 988)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 22-Jul-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a building control matter. This is because it is unlikely we could add to the Council’s response or achieve the outcome the complainant wants.
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City of Wolverhampton Council (21 004 482)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 19-Jul-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint that the Council failed to identify defective building work which did not meet the building regulations. This is because we cannot achieve the outcome Mrs B wants.
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Surrey Heath Borough Council (21 002 452)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 19-Jul-2021
Summary: Mr X complains that the Council incorrectly advised his neighbour about building regulations which caused him extra cost to his own building work. We will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault and the matter can be remedied by private legal action.
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (21 002 894)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 12-Jul-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint that the Council wrongly approved building work which did not meet the building regulations. This is because we cannot achieve the outcome Mr B wants.
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London Borough of Haringey (20 009 150)
Statement Not upheld Building control 06-Jul-2021
Summary: Mr D complains on behalf of Mr B about the Council’s decision not to accept Mr B’s sound test report. We do not find fault with the Council.
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (21 000 949)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 10-Jun-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to issue a Building Regulations certificate to his extension in 2015. Even if there were fault by the Council, there is not enough evidence that actions or inactions of the Council in its Building Regulations role directly led to the cracks in Mr X’s extension wall. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to take the matter to court.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 10-Jun-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a building regulations application. This is because it is unlikely we would find fault. It is also unlikely an investigation by the Ombudsman would lead to a different outcome.
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London Borough of Waltham Forest (21 000 828)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 07-Jun-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the actions of the Council’s Building Control department. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is a more appropriate body to investigate this matter.
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (20 014 281)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 26-May-2021
Summary: Mr X complains the Council is responsible for a defective sewer connection from his home to the public sewer system. We will not investigate this complaint. We cannot decide whether the Council is liable for the error and if so whether it should pay damages. This is a matter for the courts.
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North Hertfordshire District Council (20 007 500)
Statement Not upheld Building control 17-May-2021
Summary: Mrs E complained that the Council had deleted building control records in respect of a development her family had built, without notification and she was unable to obtain a completion certificate for the property. We have not found fault with the actions of the Council.