Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (24 011 574)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 03-Dec-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council not agreeing to inform his neighbours that its officers had required him to remove some trees from his land. It was reasonable for Mr X to use his right of appeal at the magistrates’ court against the Council’s decision regarding his trees. There is insufficient significant injustice to Mr X caused by the Council to justify an investigation. We also cannot achieve the outcomes he wants.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (24 011 170)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 02-Dec-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to carry out maintenance work on private land next to Mrs X’s home. there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Environment Agency (24 011 182)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 02-Dec-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Authority’s failure to carry out maintenance work on private land next to Mrs X’s home. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

London Borough of Bexley (24 015 033)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 27-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council denying liability for tree and wall maintenance in a closed churchyard. This is because it does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to go to court to decide liability.

Wealden District Council (24 010 358)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 21-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered applications for work on a site in the village where the complainant lives. There is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council considers the applications, and we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (24 012 462)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 21-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to issue a Tree Protection Order for a tree in his garden. This is because the complaint is late and there are no good reasons to investigate now, and in any case there is insufficient evidence of fault.

Salford City Council (24 012 543)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 21-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a tree because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

Surrey County Council (24 005 628)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 19-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to fell trees on its land. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.

London Borough of Hounslow (24 007 195)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 13-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council has not removed a tree. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

London Borough of Croydon (24 010 363)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 13-Nov-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about lighting in an alley way as the complainant is not caused a significant injustice from it.