North Northamptonshire Council (24 014 501)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with a breach of planning control and retrospective planning application. There is insufficient evidence of fault to warrant our involvement.

Westminster City Council (25 002 177)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council refusing to revoke an enforcement notice which applies to a property the complainant wants to purchase. There is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council, and we could not achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council (25 005 737)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 23-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against a neighbour’s structure which is in breach of planning regulations, and how it replied to his complaint and correspondence. There is not enough evidence of fault in the Council’s enforcement decision‑making process to warrant investigation. We do not investigate council complaint‑handling where we are not investigating the core issue giving rise to the complaint. We also cannot achieve the outcome he seeks.

Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council (25 004 104)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 22-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council processed a planning application and application for a Certificate of Lawfulness. We have not seen enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation. We will not investigate this complaint about failure to comply with data protection and access to information regulations as it is reasonable to expect Mr X to complain to the Information Commissioner about this. Finally, we will not consider a complaint about failings in the complaint process as we do not consider Mr X has suffered a significant personal injustice caused by this point alone. Also, we do not consider an investigation about the complaint procedure to be a good use of public resources when we are not investigating the substantive matters.

South Ribble Borough Council (25 006 261)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 22-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a breach of planning control. This is because the complainant has not suffered any significant injustice.

Birmingham City Council (25 005 162)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 17-Sep-2025

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

Lake District National Park Authority (25 007 823)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 17-Sep-2025

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

Dartford Borough Council (24 016 408)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 16-Sep-2025

Summary: Mr F complained the Council failed to take enforcement action on his reports of breaches of the construction management plan on a development next to his home. There was no fault in the Council’s planning enforcement actions. It failed to reply to Mr F in some instances but this did not cause significant injustice that warrants a remedy.

Fenland District Council (25 005 359)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 15-Sep-2025

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

South Hams District Council (25 003 329)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Sep-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failures to address Mrs X’s concerns about development at her neighbour’s property. We have seen no reason to investigate matters we have previously considered. In addition, the part of the complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission for her neighbour’s replacement conservatory is made too late.