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.

Milton Keynes Council (25 016 757)

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

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with an application for a lawful development certificate. This is because Mrs X has the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector. Mrs X has also not suffered significant injustice.

Havant Borough Council (25 015 901)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 07-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to safeguard a site from future development under local planning policy. There is insufficient evidence of any personal injustice to Mr X which would warrant an investigation.

East Devon District Council (25 008 101)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 06-Mar-2026

Summary: Mr X complained about the way the Council decided on a discharge of conditions application for a development near to his home. We do not find fault with the process the Council followed to make its decision.

Northumberland County Council (25 015 672)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 06-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to provide information on a planning application. The injustice arising from the Council’s omission is not significant enough to warrant investigation, and we cannot achieve the outcome Mrs X wants.

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (25 016 670)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 06-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a consultation about its Local Plan. The matters complained of did not cause Mr and Mrs X significant enough personal injustice to warrant us investigating.

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (25 013 730)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the complainant’s development being made liable for the community infrastructure levy. It is reasonable to expect the complainant to have used his right of appeal to the Valuation Office Agency, as it was better placed to consider the issues he raises.

London Borough of Waltham Forest (25 014 036)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council granting planning permission for a crematorium within a cemetery. We cannot act as a right of appeal, and there is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council conducted the planning process to warrant our further involvement.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (25 014 199)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 04-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a prior approval application for a telecommunications mast. This is because we are unlikely to find fault and Ms X has not suffered significant injustice.