Portsmouth City Council (25 018 468)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 24-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council approving a planning application at a site next to a property which the complainant later purchased. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council assessed the application.

Reading Borough Council (25 018 504)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 23-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a refused planning application. This is because Mr X had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector.

North Yorkshire Council (25 009 936)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating.

Swindon Borough Council (25 009 954)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to communicate with Mr X about his application to divert a Public Right of Way. The complaint is late and we have seen no good reason to investigate now. Also, we will not investigate his complaint about a failure in the Council’s complaint handling is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

West Northamptonshire Council (25 016 277)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X & Ms Y’s complaint about the way the Council considered a planning application for the site next to their home. Planning permission was granted more than two years ago and it is too late to complain about this now. We will not investigate their complaint about the way the Council considered their reports of breaches of planning control. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

Somerset Council (25 016 586)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 20-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a refused planning application. This is because Mr X had the right to appeal to the Planning Inspector.

North Northamptonshire Council (25 017 757)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 19-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application for an extension next to the complainant’s home, and its handling of the subsequent complaint. There is insufficient evidence that fault by the Council has affected the planning outcome, and we will not pursue any concerns about the complaints process in isolation.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (25 016 443)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with a planning application over a period of several months. The Council has discretion to accept amended plans, and there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant investigation by us.

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (25 017 977)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 18-Mar-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a planning application. The complaint is late and there is no good reason to exercise discretion to investigate it now.

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.