Archive has 37 results
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Leicestershire County Council (21 001 993)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 05-Jul-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s obstruction of a footpath and its failure to create a safe crossing point to the footpath. We will not investigate the complaint because Mr X has appeal rights to the Magistrates Court which we would reasonably expect him to use.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 21-Jun-2021
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has discriminated against a local organisation of which he is a member by asking it to direct its enquiries to a named officer. We will not investigate the complaint because it is unlikely we will find evidence of fault and because there is insufficient injustice to warrant an investigation.
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Hampshire County Council (20 008 980)
Statement Not upheld Rights of way 28-May-2021
Summary: Mr and Mrs F complain about the Councils’ actions in relation to public rights of way. The Ombudsman cannot investigate some elements of this complaint and could not achieve anything from further investigation of other elements. We have therefore used our discretion to discontinue the investigation.
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Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (20 008 452)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 19-May-2021
Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council cutting back vegetation on a public footpath on part of her land without giving her prior notification. We will not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.
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Wiltshire Council (20 013 397)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 11-May-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s actions in allowing a Public Rights of Way Footpath to be used as a Permissive Bridleway. We will not investigate the complaint because the injustice caused to Mr X is not significant enough to justify the cost of our involvement.
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Lincolnshire County Council (20 012 804)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 08-May-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of an application to include a lane he owns as a public right of way on the definitive map. Investigation will not achieve what Mr X wants. The Council is about to inform Mr X of its decision. If the matter is progressed it can go to the planning inspector which is the proper body to deal with Mr X’s objections.
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City of Doncaster Council (20 009 327)
Statement Upheld Rights of way 27-Apr-2021
Summary: Mr X says there was an error in a legal document he completed to make a compensation claim against the Council. The Ombudsman discontinued investigation of this complaint because Mr X did not suffer an injustice that warrants a remedy from the Ombudsman.
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Statement Not upheld Rights of way 21-Apr-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the extension by the Council of a Temporary Closure Order for a local public footpath. The Ombudsman has not found fault with the process the Council followed to extend the order.