Archive has 29 results
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Devon County Council (22 014 438)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 14-Feb-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a blocked bridleway. That is because it is a late complaint.
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North Somerset Council (22 014 025)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 06-Feb-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of matters relating to a boundary dispute. The complainant has a legal remedy available against the Council which we reasonably expect him to use. This places the complaint outside our jurisdiction.
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Devon County Council (22 013 700)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 31-Jan-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s delay in replacing a section of wooden fencing on a road running alongside a creek. This is because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault by the Council.
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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (22 012 035)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 26-Jan-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision that it is not liable for damage to the complainant’s fence. Nor its decision not to respond to the complainant’s correspondence. We have seen no evidence of fault. And it is reasonable to expect the complainant to make a claim in court if he believes the Council is responsible for damage.
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East Lindsey District Council (22 011 902)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 19-Jan-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council promoting a walking route which said an access track to the complainant’s property was a public right of way. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council, and it has taken satisfactory action to address the complainant’s concerns.
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Nottingham City Council (22 012 314)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 18-Jan-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions on problems with access to the complainant’s home. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. We cannot consider complaints about the Council’s actions when it is acting as a social housing landlord.
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (22 008 433)
Statement Not upheld Rights of way 06-Dec-2022
Summary: Mr D complains about loss of access to a public route. He says he has to drive to another car park which may become fee paying in the future. The Ombudsman has discontinued the case because there is insufficient injustice to warrant further investigation.
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Bedford Borough Council (22 010 992)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 28-Nov-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about rights of way. This is because the complaint is largely late with no good reason to investigate it now and Mr Y has not suffered an injustice for the remainder of the complaint.
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Nottinghamshire County Council (21 015 106)
Statement Upheld Rights of way 09-Nov-2022
Summary: Mr C complains the Council is failing to determine definitive map modification applications in a timely way which may adversely affect the available evidence and has caused him unnecessary time and trouble. We have found fault by the Council in failing to meet deadlines set but consider the agreed action of a review of measures to address the backlog of applications provides a suitable remedy.
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Derbyshire County Council (22 009 037)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 07-Nov-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with blocked rights of way. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.