Forest of Dean District Council (25 032 036)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 29-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision against taking enforcement action. The complaint is late with no good reason for not complaining sooner. There is also not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making process, or significant personal injustice to Mr X to warrant an investigation.

Peterborough City Council (26 017 905)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 29-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a planning enforcement investigation, access to records and the progress of a related enforcement case. There is insufficient evidence of fault and an investigation would not lead to a worthwhile outcome. The Information Commissioner’s Office is better placed to consider a complaint about access to information.

Wokingham Borough Council (25 027 980)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate the part of this complaint about the Council’s actions on planning applications and Lawful Development Certificates. This part of the complaint is late, and we have seen no reason the complainant could not have contacted us much sooner. We will not investigate the complaint about the Council’s decisions not to take enforcement action against an alleged breach of planning control and not to create a conservation area. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Councils actions to justify an investigation of these matters.

Milton Keynes Council (25 028 833)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered reports of breaches of planning control and planning applications. The complaint is late and we have seen no reason why the complainant could not have contacted us much sooner.

Swale Borough Council (25 029 250)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered Mr X’s reports of breaches of planning control and noise and light pollution. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation. Also, we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (25 029 357)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council failed to properly assess a breach of planning control by a councillor. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the matter.

London Borough of Havering (26 017 472)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 27-Sep-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a planning enforcement notice. This is because Mr X has appealed to the Planning Inspector and so the law says we cannot investigate.

West Berkshire Council (25 028 373)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 24-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with Mr X’s report of a breach of planning control. The Council is at fault for failing to notice a difference in measurements on the approved plans. However, further investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome. This is because what is built is smaller than one of the approved plans and the Council is unlikely to consider it expedient to take enforcement action.

Hertsmere Borough Council (25 029 839)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 24-Sep-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s planning enforcement decision. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to justify us investigating.

Redcar & Cleveland Council (25 018 969)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 23-Sep-2026

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of his planning and enforcement concerns about a neighbouring business. We found fault by the Council for causing unnecessary delays in its handling of the enforcement process and some poor communication. The Council will apologise and make a symbolic payment to acknowledge the impact this caused Mr X. It also agreed to complete a service improvement recommendation.