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South Somerset District Council (22 017 688)
Statement Upheld Planning applications 01-Oct-2023
Summary: Mr C complained the Council failed to issue a decision notice for his outline planning application following its approval and delayed in doing so for over a year. Mr C also complained the Council failed to refund his application fee in line with government guidance. We have found fault but consider the agreed action of a refund of the application fee, symbolic payment and review of procedure provides a suitable remedy.
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South Somerset District Council (22 017 186)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Apr-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his neighbour’s planning application. 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 to warrant further investigation.
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South Somerset District Council (22 016 359)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 21-Mar-2023
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with the complainant’s planning application. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complaint is late and we have seen no good reason to investigate it now.
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South Somerset District Council (22 015 301)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 01-Mar-2023
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action regarding a landscaping planning condition for a recent development. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making process, nor insufficient injustice caused to Mrs X by the development as built, to justify an investigation. We also cannot achieve the outcome Mrs X seeks from her complaint.
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South Somerset District Council (22 007 207)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 13-Sep-2022
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning enforcement matter involving Mr X’s neighbour. The Council’s enforcement case is ongoing and we cannot determine the claimed injustice from the matter before the final planning and enforcement outcome is reached. Investigation at this time would not result in a different outcome for Mr X.
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South Somerset District Council (22 004 132)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 06-Sep-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal of his planning application because of racism. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complainant has used his right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. This complainant is therefore outside our jurisdiction.
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South Somerset District Council (22 005 477)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 04-Aug-2022
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to formally enforce against a nearby unauthorised garden fence. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making process to warrant an investigation.
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South Somerset District Council (22 001 891)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 22-May-2022
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a nearby house development. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council in its planning notification and decision-making processes to warrant investigation. We also cannot achieve the key outcome Miss X seeks from her complaint, and there would be no benefit or different outcome to the matter to be achieved by a site visit.
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South Somerset District Council (21 008 074)
Statement Not upheld Planning applications 04-Mar-2022
Summary: Mr and Mrs X complained about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a local cricket club to install a large, steel storage unit. The Ombudsman did not find fault in the Council’s decision-making.
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South Somerset District Council (20 012 936)
Statement Upheld Refuse and recycling 24-Feb-2022
Summary: Mr C complains the Council has repeatedly failed to collect his refuse, recycling and garden waste and he has spent unnecessary time, trouble and inconvenience. We have found fault by the Council but consider the agreed actions of an apology, payment and monitoring provide a suitable remedy.