Archive has 180 results
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Amber Valley Borough Council (21 001 375)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 05-Nov-2021
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application that is near a heritage asset. We ended our investigation because the complaint is outside our time limit for investigations and there are no good reasons to use our discretion to investigate it now.
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Basildon Borough Council (21 007 841)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Nov-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council told councillors not to express views on the emerging Local Plan, and asked a community group not to seek councillors’ views. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. It is reasonable to expect the group to have contacted us sooner.
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Torridge District Council (21 009 257)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Nov-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions in relation to affordable housing and a Section 106 agreement. Mrs X has submitted two planning applications related to this matter and has appeal rights. We would expect her to use these.
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Peterborough City Council (21 009 162)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Nov-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council has dealt with businesses operating next to Mr X’s business. This is because he has started court action about the matter.
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (21 006 048)
Statement Upheld Other 02-Nov-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council delayed in responding to enquires about a property the complainant was purchasing. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The Council has already taken action which is a reasonable way to resolve the complaint.
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Bristol City Council (21 008 631)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 01-Nov-2021
Summary: Ms X complains about the grant of planning permission for a balcony on a neighbouring property. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because this is out of time.
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Southend-on-Sea City Council (21 001 869)
Statement Not upheld Other 28-Oct-2021
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s involvement relating to building development works on his land. We ended our investigation because it is unlikely to result in a finding of fault or an injustice that we can remedy.
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Herefordshire Council (21 008 291)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Oct-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council failed to properly consider his concerns about the position of his boundary on plans to develop neighbouring land and failed to negotiate. This is because the matter has already been considered by it would have been reasonable for Mr X to have taken this up with the Land Registration Division of the Property Chamber, First Tier Tribunal. Mr X could have gone back to the Tribunal if he believed the Council had not complied with its directions.
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West Lancashire Borough Council (20 013 220)
Statement Not upheld Other 26-Oct-2021
Summary: Mr B complains the Council approved planning permission for a side facing window that directly overlooks his rear windows. He says he has suffered a loss of privacy as a result and the Council has declined to help rectify the problem. The Ombudsman does not fault in how the Council considered the planning application.
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Statement Upheld Other 24-Oct-2021
Summary: Mr B complains the Council delayed in acting to enforce the protection of a listed building in his area. He says the building has historical significance and because of the delays is now in a severely deteriorated state. The Ombudsman finds fault in how the Council has managed its involvement in preserving the listed building.