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Eden District Council (22 015 600)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Commercial and contracts 28-Mar-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to put the sale of a field out to tender. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is no evidence of fault in the Council’s actions as it has confirmed it does not own the field.
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Eden District Council (22 007 033)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Housing benefit and council tax benefit 04-Oct-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the amount of housing benefit and council tax support the Council awarded to the complainant in 2020. This is because the complainant could have appealed to the tribunal and because it is a late complaint.
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Eden District Council (22 007 848)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 28-Sep-2022
Summary: We will not exercise discretion to investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to noise and anti-social behaviour complaints made by Mr X in 2020. The complaint which was received outside the normal 12-month period for investigating complaints. There is no evidence to suggest that Mr X could not have complained to us sooner.
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Eden District Council (22 005 681)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Leisure and culture 21-Sep-2022
Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs X’s complaint the Council’s returning officer is acting unlawfully in refusing to hold a vote on a local fair. We do not have the legal power to investigate a complaint about a legislative rather than an administrative decision. We cannot lawfully investigate a complaint which affects ‘all or most’ of the people in the area.
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Eden District Council (22 003 807)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 27-Jun-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s approach to a contribution to affordable housing in a planning application. This is because the complainant has used his right of appeal in the matter which means we have no discretion to investigate. Even if we had, the complaint is late and there would be no good reasons to investigate events from up to eight years ago.
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Eden District Council (21 018 238)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 29-Mar-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to follow its complaints procedure. The substantive issue at the heart of the complaint was decided in court.
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Eden District Council (21 012 173)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 16-Dec-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s planning process which granted permission for his neighbour’s balcony. There is not enough evidence of fault in that process which affected the planning decision to warrant us investigating.
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Eden District Council (21 006 529)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Rights of way 18-Oct-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a blocked right of way as there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.
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Eden District Council (20 013 984)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Covid-19 04-May-2021
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about a coronavirus improvement notice issued by the Council as Mr X has challenged the notice at court. We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a fixed penalty notice issued by the Council and the conduct of a council officer as there are other bodies better placed to deal with the issues.
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Eden District Council (20 000 647)
Statement Not upheld Covid-19 03-Nov-2020
Summary: Mr B complains the Council has not supported his business with any grant funding following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. We do not uphold the complaint, finding the Council could reasonably decide Mr B’s business did not qualify for support.