Leeds City Council (24 012 728)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 17-Jun-2025

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to take planning enforcement action against breaches of planning control including issues of dust, light pollution, noise and operating hours. The Council used its professional judgment to determine what action was proportionate. This included issuing a breach of condition notice to ensure the dust doors are correctly installed.

West Suffolk Council (25 002 316)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 16-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with possible breaches of planning control. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.

Birmingham City Council (24 014 604)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 15-Jun-2025

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to take planning enforcement action about a neighbour’s air-conditioning unit. He said it is an eye sore and affects his property’s amenity. We do not find the Council at fault.

Wiltshire Council (24 023 245)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 12-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action against Mr X’s neighbours for occupying land which has no permission for residential use. This is because the complaint is late and we have seen no reason why Mr x could not have complained to us much sooner.

Stroud District Council (24 012 234)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 11-Jun-2025

Summary: Mr X and others complained the Council failed to properly investigate breaches of planning rules near their homes. There was fault, including delays and poor communication, with how the Council carried out its planning enforcement investigation from early 2023. This caused avoidable frustration, inconvenient and distress to Mr X and other nearby residents. The Council agreed to apologise to those affected, update them on the recent action it has taken and make a plan for future updates. It also agreed to issue reminders to its staff and develop a plan to address its backlog of investigations.

Epping Forest District Council (24 022 516)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action against a reported breach of planning control. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

Sheffield City Council (24 015 101)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 05-Jun-2025

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s delay in dealing with a change of use of land near his home. We found no fault in how the Council investigated the reported breaches of planning control arising from use of the land.

London Borough of Enfield (24 017 746)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 04-Jun-2025

Summary: X complained the Council failed to require demolition work to reduce the size of their neighbour’s extension. X said the extension affected their amenity and was partly built on X’s land. We ended our investigation because it was unlikely to result in a finding of fault, a remedy for X or any other meaningful outcome.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (24 020 783)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning enforcement case regarding a ‘house in multiple occupation’ which does not have planning permission. This is because:

London Borough of Hillingdon (24 023 444)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 02-Jun-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this late complaint about the Council’s planning enforcement. There is not a good reason for the delay in Mr X bringing the matter to the Ombudsman.