City of York Council (25 014 620)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 16-Mar-2026

Summary: We have upheld Mr X complaint about the Council’s planning consideration of his neighbour’s garden structure. The Council have agreed to a suitable remedy.

North West Leicestershire District Council (25 028 751)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 13-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this 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.

Shropshire Council (25 000 301)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 13-Mar-2026

Summary: Mr X complained an adjoining semi-detached house does not comply with Building Regulations. Mr X experienced noise nuisance and suffered distress. There was no fault in the Council’s decision-making.

Derby City Council (25 012 465)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 12-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a retrospective planning application. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.

Central Bedfordshire Council (25 016 788)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s planning process. The complaint is late and it would be reasonable for Mr X to have complained to us sooner. Even if we did investigate, we could not achieve the outcome he wants.

Stafford Borough Council (25 016 856)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of an outline planning application. The Information Commissioner is better placed than us to consider data matters. As the planning application has not yet been decided, there is not enough injustice to Mr X from the remaining matters to warrant investigation.

West Northamptonshire Council (25 016 088)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application. This is because there is not enough evidence of significant injustice to justify an investigation.

London Borough of Merton (25 016 416)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 11-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council not notifying Mr X of a planning application. Investigation would be unlikely to find sufficient injustice to warrant our involvement as the Council refused the planning application. Other matters Mr X complained of were not part of his complaint to the Council.

Surrey Heath Borough Council (25 016 215)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 10-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about planning enforcement. There is insufficient evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (25 015 656)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 09-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a telegraph pole. The complaint is late without good enough reason for us to investigate it now.