East Cambridgeshire District Council (25 013 280)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the complainant’s property being added to the Council’s local heritage list. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council decided to add the property to the list, and we are unlikely to achieve a different outcome for the complainant.

North Devon District Council (25 015 759)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Feb-2026

Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs Y’s complaint about the Council’s actions because part of the complaint is late. Mrs Y has also appealed to the Planning Inspectorate.

Northumberland County Council (25 015 450)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to carried out highway work it agreed to do in 2015. The complaint is late and we have seen no reason to exercise discretion and investigate it now.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (25 001 606)

Statement Not upheld Other 19-Feb-2026

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of his planning applications. We did not find the Council was at fault. Although there was a minor error, this was promptly corrected and so did not amount to fault. Nor did we find fault with the delegated decision to reject a second application or its decision to restrict its contact with Mr X.

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (25 013 336)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 17-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled a planning application. It was reasonable for Mr X to appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. Mr X has not suffered significant injustice in relation to the remaining issues complained about.

East Lindsey District Council (25 011 824)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 12-Feb-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s response to his complaint about drainage from a development. We cannot investigate the drainage complaint. We will not investigate his complaint about the Council imposing contact restrictions as it does not cause significant injustice.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (25 012 276)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 28-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council failing to publish its 2023/24 Infrastructure Funding Statement, and failing to spend developer contributions. We cannot investigate issues affecting all or most people in the Council’s area, the complainant is not caused a significant personal injustice by the alleged fault, and an investigation is unlikely to achieve a different outcome

London Borough of Southwark (25 014 406)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 27-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a Community Infrastructure Levy and its complaint handling. This is because there is no evidence of fault in how the matter was reviewed and any injustice caused by earlier fault is not significant. Nor could we add to any previous investigation by the organisation as it has apologised and taken steps to prevent a recurrence of the fault.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (25 000 041)

Statement Not upheld Other 22-Jan-2026

Summary: There was no fault by the Council in the way it considered a planning enforcement matter. The Council was entitled to give the developer more time to comply, despite the expiry of an initial notice period, and to revise which enforcement matters it would pursue. We have therefore completed our investigation.

West Northamptonshire Council (25 019 011)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Jan-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to take enforcement action about a neighbour’s landscaping works. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating.