Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Surrey County Council (25 015 946)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 24-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s officers’ consultee response on a planning application for a development near her home. There is insufficient significant personal injustice caused to her by the matters complained of involving this Council to warrant us investigating. We also cannot achieve the outcome Mrs X seeks from her complaint.
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Leeds City Council (25 003 150)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about delays in the Council’s planning enforcement investigation. This is because it is too late.
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Sheffield City Council (25 016 454)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 20-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to oversee a development which allowed breaches of planning control. We have not seen enough evidence fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation. Nor will we investigate his complaint about a failure to provide information as it is reasonable to expect him to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office on this matter.
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Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (25 029 065)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 13-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Council’s development of its Local Plan. This is because the Planning Inspectorate is better placed to scrutinise these matters as part of the legal process for examining and approving the Plan.
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East Suffolk Council (25 016 908)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 11-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s delay in responding to Mr X’s complaint and its delay in making a decision on new terms and conditions for a caravan site. We do not consider he has suffered a significant personal injustice because of the delay in the response. And we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking.
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East Devon District Council (25 012 389)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 10-Mar-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about the housing need assessment used for the Council’s Local Plan. The matter affects all or most of the people in the Council’s area, meaning we do not have the power to investigate this complaint.
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East Hampshire District Council (25 016 053)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 10-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s use of funds from a trust on its own land. We do not consider Ms X has suffered a significant personal injustice which warrants our involvement.
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North Northamptonshire Council (25 014 877)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 09-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s planning process for a development in her area, nor how it dealt with her complaint. There is insufficient significant personal injustice to Mrs X stemming from the matters complained of to warrant us investigating. We do not investigate councils’ complaint handling where we are not investigating the core issues giving rise to the complaint. We also cannot achieve the outcome she seeks.
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North Yorkshire Council (25 013 738)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 05-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council handled Mr X’s complaint. This is because there was no significant injustice to Mr X to warrant an investigation.
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Liverpool City Council (25 010 876)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Other 04-Mar-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a possible breach of planning control. This is because it is not yet possible to determine if the complainant has suffered significant injustice as a result of the alleged fault.