Planning


Recent reports in this category are shown below:

  • North Yorkshire Council (24 003 409)

    Statement Upheld Planning applications 20-Dec-2024

    Summary: Mr X said there was extensive delay, which affected his development costs, in how the Council processed his planning application. We found there was fault in the Council’s pre application advice that caused Mr X frustration. The Council had already suitably put matters right by apologising to Mr X and offering to process, without payment of a fee, a new planning application for his proposed development.

  • Dover District Council (24 001 693)

    Statement Upheld Other 20-Dec-2024

    Summary: X complained the Council failed to use its powers to ensure a project aimed at providing a public benefit to the area. The Council accepted there was fault, as it cannot now explain why it did not require improvements to the land as it had once intended. It has also agreed it needs to review its practice and procedure to avoid similar fault in future. We found fault because records were missing from the Council’s planning register. We completed our investigation because the Council agrees to our recommendations.

  • Epping Forest District Council (24 014 936)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s pre-application planning advice. This is because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.

  • North Norfolk District Council (24 012 425)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s lack of enforcement action against breaches of planning and listed building control. We have not seen sufficient evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. And further investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

  • Manchester City Council (24 012 824)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to take action against reports of noise nuisance and breaches of planning control. There is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the complainants’ reports to justify an investigation.

  • Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council (24 015 640)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a building control matter. This is because it is unlikely we could achieve a worthwhile outcome for the complainant.

  • London Borough of Merton (24 009 183)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about fault by the Council in its handling of the planning process relating to the redevelopment of Mr X’s property. This is because the complaint is a late complaint and so falls outside our jurisdiction.

  • Bristol City Council (24 010 389)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with the complainant’s planning application. This is because the complainant had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector.

  • North Norfolk District Council (24 012 606)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered a planning application. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. Also we cannot achieve the outcome sought.

  • North Kesteven District Council (24 012 791)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 18-Dec-2024

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered the complainant’s reports that his neighbour has erected a fence in their back garden. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

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