Central Bedfordshire Council (25 018 495)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 23-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to refuse to hold a policy and governance review relating to a planning permission granted in 2020. It is too late to complain about the planning decision made six years ago. And we have not seen enough evidence of fault in the way the Council decided not to carry out a review.

Blackburn with Darwen Council (25 021 400)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 22-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a fence which the complainant believes the Council should repair. There is no worthwhile outcome we could achieve by us investigating.

Blackburn with Darwen Council (25 018 435)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 08-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to sell him and his neighbours a plot of land it owns, and how it dealt with his complaint. There is not enough evidence of fault, nor sufficient significant personal injustice to Mr X caused by the matters complained of, to warrant us investigating. We do not investigate councils’ complaint handling where we are not investigating the core matters giving rise to the complaint.

London Borough of Redbridge (25 012 436)

Statement Not upheld Land 06-Apr-2026

Summary: Mr X complains the Council delayed renewing the lease agreement for the charity he runs. We have ended our investigation because there is no worthwhile outcome achievable.

Woking Borough Council (25 017 464)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 30-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s transfer of housing and land. The law prevents us investigating.

London Borough of Lewisham (25 017 851)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 12-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s local land searches, relating to a property transaction involving Ms X. The complaint is late and there are no good reasons to consider it now.

Test Valley Borough Council (25 015 719)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 09-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to obtain an independent survey of paving slabs. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (25 014 309)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 28-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to sell land to Mr X. This is because the complaint is late and there is no worthwhile outcome achievable by us investigating as we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X wants.

Durham County Council (25 010 136)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 15-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council not intervening with a private dispute about a boundary fence. This is because it is not an administrative function of the Council.

Norfolk County Council (25 013 653)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 09-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council taking part of her land without permission or a compulsory purchase order. This is because the event complained of took place many years ago. The complaint is late and there is no reason why Mrs X could not have complained much sooner.