Stratford-on-Avon District Council (24 019 082)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Feb-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint from a parish council about a planning matter. This is because we cannot investigate complaints from public bodies.

London Legacy Development Corporation Ltd (24 003 568)

Statement Not upheld Other 30-Jan-2025

Summary: X complained that the London Legacy Development Corporation (LDDC) failed to take planning enforcement action in relation to several breaches of planning control. X said that because of the failure to act, they are affected by unpleasant odour from refuse bins and a family member has limited access to disabled parking spaces. We have decided to end our investigation because from December 2024 the LDDC is no longer a planning authority, and its planning enforcement function has returned to a local council. The local council has begun investigating the alleged breaches of planning control.

Cheshire East Council (24 015 774)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the imposition of a Community Infrastructure Levy as there is a right of appeal to a Planning Inspector and the Valuation Office Agency.

Ashfield District Council (24 013 164)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 23-Jan-2025

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.

City of Wolverhampton Council (24 013 984)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 22-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s withholding of information. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. We consider the complainant has not suffered a significant personal injustice which justifies our involvement.

City of Doncaster Council (24 013 808)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 17-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to grant a certificate of existing lawful use or development for Mr X’s neighbour to conduct a business from home. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the application before making its decision. Also, the Council confirms an investigation into reports the neighbour is breaching the certificate remains ongoing.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (24 010 946)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 15-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council asking a neighbour to photograph the complainant and her home. It is unlikely that further investigation will lead to a different outcome. And it is reasonable to expect the complainant to raise their concerns with the Information Commissioner.

Eastbourne Borough Council (24 005 658)

Statement Not upheld Other 10-Jan-2025

Summary: There is no evidence of fault by the Council. The planning legal agreement says the developer ‘may elect to transfer’ public open space to the Council. The Council has reached a decision not to use the dispute resolution process over the space which Mr X wants it to do. The owner of the land is responsible for repairs to the area.

Dover District Council (24 015 008)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 06-Jan-2025

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint made on behalf of a Parish Council about the Council’s lack of planning enforcement. This is because we cannot investigate complaints from a public body.

Dover District Council (24 001 693)

Statement Upheld Other 20-Dec-2024

Summary: X complained the Council failed to use its powers to ensure a project aimed at providing a public benefit to the area. The Council accepted there was fault, as it cannot now explain why it did not require improvements to the land as it had once intended. It has also agreed it needs to review its practice and procedure to avoid similar fault in future. We found fault because records were missing from the Council’s planning register. We completed our investigation because the Council agrees to our recommendations.