Enforcement


Recent statements in this category are shown below:

  • South Kesteven District Council (25 020 526)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 04-May-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr and Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.

  • Pendle Borough Council (25 019 176)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 30-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about planning enforcement. This is because we are unlikely to find fault with the Council.

  • London Borough of Redbridge (25 020 229)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 30-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered a report of a breach of planning control. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

  • East Lindsey District Council (25 020 352)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 30-Apr-2026

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

  • South Oxfordshire District Council (25 022 062)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 29-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action against a breach of planning permission. There is not enough evidence of fault in how the Council reached its decision to warrant our involvement.

  • Leeds City Council (25 009 575)

    Statement Upheld Enforcement 28-Apr-2026

    Summary: Miss X complained about the Council’s delay and poor communication in dealing with her report of a breach of planning control. We found no fault in the Council’s enforcement investigation but it had fallen below acceptable administrative standards in communicating with Miss X. To address the avoidable distress this had caused, the Council agreed to apologise to Miss X and make a symbolic payment. The Council also agreed to review how it communicated with people reporting an alleged breach of planning control.

  • Royal Borough of Greenwich (25 020 932)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about planning enforcement because there is a right of appeal to a Planning Inspector.

  • Bristol City Council (25 024 006)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about planning enforcement. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant our involvement.

  • North Northamptonshire Council (25 021 121)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 27-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application and subsequent development. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

  • Brighton & Hove City Council (25 019 089)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 22-Apr-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an alleged breach of planning control. Any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

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