Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Dacorum Borough Council (25 026 879)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council granting planning permission for a balcony at a property next to the complainant’s home. It is reasonable to expect the complainant to have contacted us sooner and, in any case, the alleged faults are unlikely to have affected the planning outcome or caused the complainant a significant injustice.
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Liverpool City Council (25 014 803)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council granting planning permission for an extension next to the complainant’s home, and how it handled the subsequent planning enforcement case. It is reasonable to expect the complainant to have contacted us sooner about the planning application decision and, in any case, there is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the application and planning enforcement case were assessed.
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Shropshire Council (25 020 142)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a development near Mr Y’s home and the Council’s handling of planning applications on the site. This is because parts of the complaint are late and other matters are better dealt with by other bodies. There is insufficient evidence of injustice to justify our involvement in relation to the remaining matters complained about.
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Bedford Borough Council (25 028 366)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with Mr X’s planning applications. This is because he had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector. I do not consider Mr X has suffered significant injustice in relation to the remaining issues complained about.
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Eastbourne Borough Council (25 024 925)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X's complaint about the Council's handling of his clients’ planning applications and its complaint handling. This is because any injustice to Mr X is not significant enough to justify an investigation.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Aug-2026
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint, brought on behalf of a Parish Council, about how Dorset Council dealt with a planning application. The complaint is outside our jurisdiction. We cannot accept complaints brought by people not complaining as members of the public. We cannot investigate complaints from public bodies, which includes parish councils.
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North Warwickshire Borough Council (26 012 715)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate X’s complaint that the Council failed to carry out appropriate assessment when approving a planning application. This is because the complaint is made late.
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London Borough of Wandsworth (26 012 835)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a planning application. This is because there is a right of appeal to the Planning Inspector.
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Statement Upheld Planning applications 05-Aug-2026
Summary: Mr X complained about the way the Council considered planning applications and planning breaches for the basement of a listed building. The Council was at fault for granting planning permission for one of the basement units. This caused residents uncertainty and distress, and Mr X was put to time and trouble complaining. The Council has offered a suitable remedy for this injustice. There was no fault in the Council’s consideration of alleged planning breaches.
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Surrey Heath Borough Council (25 026 249)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 05-Aug-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the handling of the complainant’s refused planning application in comparison to another approved application, and also about the subsequent complaint responses. It is reasonable to expect the complainant to have used the right of appeal to the Planning Inspectorate and, in any case, we are unlikely to be able to conclude the Council acted with fault. It would also not be a good use of our resources to look at the complaints process on its own.