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Erewash Borough Council (20 008 791)
Statement Upheld Trees 09-Jul-2021
Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained about the way the Council dealt with unauthorised works they reported to protected trees. There was no fault in the way the Council responded to their reports. However, there was fault in the way a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) was originally made. The Council remedied the complaint appropriately by apologising to Mr and Mrs X for the impact this had in the local area.
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Erewash Borough Council (20 013 478)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Council tax 22-Apr-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council collected council tax arrears from 2002 to 2008. This is because it is a late complaint.
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Erewash Borough Council (19 017 357)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 05-Mar-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a breach of planning control. This is because the complaint is late.
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Erewash Borough Council (20 009 136)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Jan-2021
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s failure to directly notify him of his neighbour’s plans to extend their property. We will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault.
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Erewash Borough Council (20 005 732)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Nov-2020
Summary: Mrs X complains about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for her neighbour’s extension. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because it is a late complaint and so falls outside our jurisdiction due to the passage of time.
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Erewash Borough Council (20 003 677)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s approval of plans for a climbing frame in a nearby park which he says overlooks his property. Subject to any comments Mr X might make, my view is that the Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.
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Erewash Borough Council (19 018 481)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Housing benefit and council tax benefit 12-Mar-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s recovery of an overpayment of housing benefit. This is because if Miss X wants to challenge the Council’s decision it is reasonable for her to appeal to the tribunal.
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Erewash Borough Council (19 012 648)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Private housing 24-Dec-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms B’s complaints about inspections the Council carried out at her private rented property in 2016 and 2017. The complaint is late and there are no good reasons for the Ombudsman to exercise his discretion and now investigate.
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Erewash Borough Council (19 010 007)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 13-Dec-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman does not have reason to investigate this complaint about the way the Council responded to concerns about anti-social behaviour. This is because it is unlikely we would find there was fault by the Council which caused a significant injustice to the person who complained.
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Erewash Borough Council (19 010 335)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 11-Nov-2019
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Ms X’s complaint about substandard building work carried out to a property she has recently purchased. This is because the Council had no involvement in inspecting the work or issuing the Building Regulations completion certificate.