East Hampshire District Council (25 015 174)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 17-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to grant planning permission and how it responded to the complainant’s subsequent complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault on the Council’s part to warrant intervention.

North Yorkshire Council (25 021 003)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 17-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council discharging planning conditions without ensuring that the requirements of the approval have been met. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Derbyshire Dales District Council (25 005 195)

Statement Upheld Enforcement 16-Feb-2026

Summary: There was no fault in the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against a breach of planning permission near the complainant’s home. However, the Council was at fault for refusing to accept his complaint about this. This did not cause the complainant an injustice, but the Council has, at our recommendation, agreed to amend its complaints policy to prevent a recurrence.

London Borough of Camden (23 010 375)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 13-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint that the Council failed to consider residents views before approving a planning application, did not consult her before approving the construction management plan and has failed to take enforcement action. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Bristol City Council (24 020 040)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 13-Feb-2026

Summary: Ms X and two neighbours complained about the impact of a development of new houses built behind their homes. We did not uphold the complaint finding no fault in the Council's consultation about the development, nor for how it assessed the impact of the development before giving planning permission. It had also considered properly concerns the development as built, differed from the approved plans.

Bristol City Council (24 020 551)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 13-Feb-2026

Summary: Ms X and two neighbours complained about the impact of a development of new houses built behind their homes. We did not uphold the complaint finding no fault in the Council's consultation about the development, nor for how it assessed the impact of the development before giving planning permission. It had also considered properly concerns the development as built, differed from the approved plans.

Bristol City Council (24 020 552)

Statement Not upheld Enforcement 13-Feb-2026

Summary: Ms X and two neighbours complained about the impact of a development of new houses built behind their homes. We did not uphold the complaint finding no fault in the Council's consultation about the development, nor for how it assessed the impact of the development before giving planning permission. It had also considered properly concerns the development as built, differed from the approved plans.

Swindon Borough Council (25 007 474)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 11-Feb-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s planning enforcement decision. This is because Mr X has already taken this complaint to court, and the law says we cannot investigate complaints that have already gone to court.

South Derbyshire District Council (25 012 798)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 11-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council failed to follow its complaint process when considering the complainant’s concerns about the handling of the planning enforcement investigation into works on his land. It is not a good use of public resources to investigate complaints about complaint procedures, if we would not investigate the substantive issues that were being complained about.

Thurrock Council (25 013 544)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Enforcement 09-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a lack of enforcement action by the Council against an alleged breach of planning control. Mr X does not live near the site and investigation would be unlikely to find sufficient injustice to him caused by any fault to warrant our further involvement.