North Northamptonshire Council (25 021 781)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the way the Council dealt with planning applications for demolishing garage blocks near his home. Complaints about matters which occurred before December 2024 are made too late and we have seen no reason why Mr X could not have raised these points sooner. The Council has granted retrospective planning permission for breaches of planning control occurring after this time, therefore further investigation will not lead to a different outcome. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to complain to the Information Commissioner if he believes the Council is withholding information. Finally, there is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with the planning applications in 2025 and 2026 to justify an investigation.

Southampton City Council (25 025 181)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 03-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning enforcement case. There is insufficient evidence that fault by the Council has affected the planning outcome, and the Council has provided a satisfactory response to other parts of the complaint.

West Northamptonshire Council (26 012 149)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 02-Aug-2026

Summary: We will not investigate X’s complaint about a community Infrastructure Levy. This is because the issues raised have not caused X a personal injustice.

Mid Devon District Council (25 025 099)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 30-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against a breach of planning control. The complaint is late and we have seen no reason why he could not have complained to us sooner.

West Berkshire Council (25 027 075)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Jul-2026

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

Ashford Borough Council (25 027 277)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 28-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a possible breach of planning control. This is because we are unlikely to find fault. Mr X has not suffered any significant injustice as a result of any delays.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council (25 018 371)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 27-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s response to alleged breaches of planning control. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council and any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

Teignbridge District Council (25 024 074)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 26-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the way the Council has dealt with breaches of planning control on land near her home. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. Also, the Council confirms there is a continuing planning enforcement investigation. Therefore, we consider that further investigation by us will not lead to a different outcome.

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (26 011 149)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to take planning enforcement action against Mr X. Mr X has a right of appeal to the Planning Inspector which it is reasonable to expect him to use.

London Borough of Camden (25 024 370)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 22-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take planning enforcement action against his neighbour and how it dealt with his complaint. There is not enough evidence of Council fault in its planning decision to warrant us investigating. We cannot achieve the key outcome Mr X seeks. We do not investigate councils’ complaint handling where we are not investigating the core issue giving rise to the complaint.