Three Rivers District Council (25 018 063)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 12-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s granting planning permission for his neighbour’s extension, its decision not to take enforcement action, and how it dealt with his complaint. There is not enough evidence of Council fault in its enforcement decision process to warrant an investigation. There is insufficient evidence of injustice to Mr X to justify us investigating. We do not investigate complaint handling where we are not investigating the substantive matter.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (25 018 568)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 12-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of planning enforcement because there is insufficient evidence of fault in its actions to warrant an investigation by the Ombudsman. Mr Y has also not suffered significant injustice.

Chelmsford City Council (25 019 701)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 10-May-2026

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

East Riding of Yorkshire Council (25 020 558)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 10-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decisions to take enforcement action against a breach of planning control at Mr X’s home. Mr X has already appealed to the Planning Inspector and the law says we cannot investigate a complaint if someone has appealed to a government minister.

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (25 012 273)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 06-May-2026

Summary: Dr B complained that the Council failed to ensure his neighbour’s extension was built in line with approved plans and conditions. He said this resulted in the extension encroaching onto his land and causing damage to his property. The Council also delayed responding to Dr B’s complaint. We found fault with the Council for poor complaint handling, but Dr B did not suffer significant injustice to warrant further investigation of this complaint.

Braintree District Council (25 018 590)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 06-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with breaches of planning control. We have seen no good reason to investigate parts of the complaint that are late. And We consider that further investigation of the way the Council dealt with more recent breaches of planning control will not lead to a different outcome.

Braintree District Council (25 019 787)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 06-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with breaches of planning control. We have seen no good reason to investigate parts of the complaint that are late. And we consider that further investigation of the way the Council dealt with more recent breaches of planning control will not lead to a different outcome.

South Derbyshire District Council (25 020 333)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 06-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision that a structure, next to the complainant’s home, benefits from permitted development rights. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council reached its decision.

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.