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Northumberland County Council (23 003 584)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 09-Apr-2024
Summary: Mr X complains the Council failed to properly consider the impact of a neighbour’s plan for an extension. He says his house and garden will be overshadowed by the extension. We find there was fault by the Council. However, the outcome would not have changed.
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Northumberland County Council (23 019 050)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 08-Apr-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to provide information in 2013. The complaint is late, and we have seen no good reason to exercise our discretion to investigate.
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Northumberland County Council (23 017 393)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Apr-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application for changes to parking facilities and traffic flow at a site close to the complainant’s home. We have not seen sufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council made its decision. Nor can we require the Council to revoke the planning permission.
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Northumberland County Council (23 018 354)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Fostering 21-Mar-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the support given to the complainant as a foster carer and about how the Council responded to her subsequent complaint. This is because the complaint is late and there are no grounds to consider it now.
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Northumberland County Council (23 015 451)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Special educational needs 20-Mar-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about failings by the Council in arranging a school placement for Ms X’s child. Ms X has now accepted a remedy for fault offered by the Council. Therefore, further investigation would not now lead to a worthwhile outcome.
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Northumberland County Council (23 008 776)
Statement Upheld Special educational needs 12-Mar-2024
Summary: Mr X complained about poor communication, delays, and a lack of transparency within the Council’s SEN team regarding his son’s EHC plan and arrangements for a school place. The delay in the EHC Plan process and failings in the Council’s communication with Mr X is fault. This fault has caused Mr X an injustice.
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Northumberland County Council (23 010 355)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 11-Mar-2024
Summary: Mr X complained the Council did not properly consider his objections to a neighbour’s planning application. He also complained the Council did not properly investigate his subsequent complaint. Mr X says the Council’s actions caused him considerable distress. We found fault by the Council and the Council has agreed to provide an apology and a financial remedy to Mr X.
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Northumberland County Council (23 019 682)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 07-Mar-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning enforcement investigation. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.
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Northumberland County Council (23 015 625)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 28-Feb-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of past and current planning applications at a site in Ms X’s locale. This because past applications fall outside our jurisdiction due to the passage of time and there is no evidence to suggest fault in the Council’s handling of more recent applications.
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Northumberland County Council (23 012 600)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 26-Feb-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the process the Council followed when serving and subsequently confirming a Tree Preservation order. We have not seen enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation. Nor do we consider that further investigation would lead to a different outcome. Finally, we cannot require the Council to revoke the Tree Preservation Order as the complainant is seeking.