Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (25 025 186)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council not sending him a notification letter for a commercial development next to his property, and how it dealt with his complaint. There is insufficient significant personal injustice from the notification letter issue to justify an investigation. It is unlikely we would find Council fault in the planning process which would have led to a different outcome. We do not investigate councils’ complaint handling where we are not investigating the core issues giving rise to the complaint.

East Cambridgeshire District Council (25 026 141)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered a planning application because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council causing injustice.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (25 027 162)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.

Durham County Council (26 012 531)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that a Council officer inappropriately contacted X about information submitted during judicial review proceedings. This is because the issue raised has not caused X a significant enough injustice to warrant our further involvement.

North Northamptonshire Council (25 021 781)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the way the Council dealt with planning applications for demolishing garage blocks near his home. Complaints about matters which occurred before December 2024 are made too late and we have seen no reason why Mr X could not have raised these points sooner. The Council has granted retrospective planning permission for breaches of planning control occurring after this time, therefore further investigation will not lead to a different outcome. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to complain to the Information Commissioner if he believes the Council is withholding information. Finally, there is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with the planning applications in 2025 and 2026 to justify an investigation.

Erewash Borough Council (25 023 557)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X complaint about the way the Council considered a planning application. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. Also, we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking.

London Borough of Bromley (25 024 430)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning advice 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to refund a planning fee charged by the Planning Portal Service. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

Southampton City Council (25 025 181)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning enforcement case. There is insufficient evidence that fault by the Council has affected the planning outcome, and the Council has provided a satisfactory response to other parts of the complaint.

Blackburn with Darwen Council (25 025 205)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to grant a Certificate of Lawful Development because the complaint is late and there is no good reason to exercise discretion to investigate it now.

Stafford Borough Council (25 025 476)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an unauthorised disclosure of personal data. We could add nothing further to the Council’s response, and the Information Commissioner’s Office is better placed to consider this complaint.