Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Broxbourne Borough Council (24 010 950)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 24-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about an overgrown apple tree on Council land she would like removed. This is because it does not meet the tests on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is no indication of fault in the Council’s decision that it will not be removed.
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Essex County Council (24 006 691)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 23-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about maintenance of trees on land next to Ms X’s property. The Council says it is not responsible for maintaining the trees, as they are not on Council land. The court are better placed to resolve any dispute about who owns the land or who is responsible for maintaining the tree.
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Basildon Borough Council (24 007 319)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 23-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to prune or remove trees close to the complainant’s home. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.
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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (24 007 375)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 17-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint about damage caused by Council owned trees to her property. This is because it is reasonable for Miss X to take the matter to court.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 16-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of matters relating to the height of a hedge adjacent to Mr X’s property. This is because the complaint is a late complaint and because an investigation would achieve no useful outcome.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 15-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council will not prune some trees because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.
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Brighton & Hove City Council (24 007 114)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 15-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about damage to his property caused by a Council owned tree. This is because it is reasonable for Mr X to submit a claim to the Council’s insurers, and ultimately take the matter to court.
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London Borough of Redbridge (24 006 424)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 11-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to Mr X’s reports of trees overhanging a public footpath. Any injustice the Council’s actions have caused Mr X is not significant enough to investigate further.
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London Borough of Hillingdon (24 007 554)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Trees 09-Sep-2024
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an application to carry out work to a protected tree. This is because the complainant has appealed to the Planning Inspector.
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High Peak Borough Council (23 017 999)
Statement Not upheld Trees 08-Sep-2024
Summary: We found no fault on Mr and Mrs D’s complaint about the Council’s decision to take no action on their high hedge complaint about their neighbours’ trees, which they said impacted on their amenities. The Council properly considered their complaint.