St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (25 009 611)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 21-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action against a breach of planning control. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the report of a breach of planning control and in the way it approved a retrospective planning application.

Canterbury City Council (25 014 563)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 20-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning matter at a development near Mr X’s home because it is unlikely an investigation would find fault with the Council’s actions.

Trafford Council (25 019 801)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 20-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to take planning enforcement action. There is not enough evidence of fault in its decision-making to warrant our involvement.

Mid Suffolk District Council (25 022 208)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 20-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council failed to update him when a named point of contact changed. The Council has already apologised to Mr X for its oversight, and we could achieve nothing more by investigating further.

Buckinghamshire Council (25 018 873)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 19-Apr-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate part of this complaint about the Council’s handling of Ms Y’s planning application because she appealed to the Planning Inspectorate. We will not investigate part of this complaint about how the Council dealt with a breach of planning control and its decision to take enforcement action because Ms Y could have appealed to the Planning Inspectorate.

Worcester City Council (25 022 306)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 19-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to take enforcement action in connection with Mrs X’s dormer window. It was reasonable to expect Mrs X to have used her appeal right to the Planning Inspector against the serving of the enforcement notice. And further investigation into Mrs X’s other concerns is unlikely to lead a different outcome or achieve the outcome requested.

Birmingham City Council (25 008 243)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 16-Apr-2026

Summary: The complaint is about the Council planning team’s inaction about a breach of planning control. We find no fault with how the Council dealt with the breach.

London Borough of Croydon (25 000 438)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 16-Apr-2026

Summary: The Council was not at fault. The Council acted in line with the planning enforcement process we would expect about a breach of planning control relating to a housing development Mr X lived on.

Lake District National Park Authority (25 013 801)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 12-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council's planning and enforcement processes for a lighting scheme on a nearby commercial property. Investigation would not achieve a different planning outcome than that now reached, which provided what Mrs X wanted. There is not enough evidence of Council fault in its enforcement process to warrant us investigating.

Surrey Heath Borough Council (25 018 265)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Apr-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the language used by the Council when closing a planning enforcement case, and about its handling of an associated subject access request. The injustice caused is not significant enough to justify pursuing the matter further, and the ICO is better placed to consider any ongoing data handling concerns.