Leeds City Council (23 014 523)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 07-May-2024

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s delay in taking action to ensure its adoption of his road. We will not investigate the complaint because past events fall outside our jurisdiction due to the passage of time and with regard to more recent events, we are unlikely to find evidence of fault by the Council sufficient to warrant an investigation.

Essex County Council (23 017 015)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 08-Apr-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to take action under highways legislation against Miss X over her closing of an alleyway with a gate. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Durham County Council (23 012 849)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 06-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council not adopting a road. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.

Plymouth City Council (23 003 430)

Statement Upheld Highway adoption 12-Jan-2024

Summary: Mr X complained the Council decided with insufficient and incorrect information that the forecourt of his premises is highway maintainable at public expense; improperly installed bollards around the area and corrected other similar issues on the street but not his property. We find the Council was at fault for not initially disclosing some information to Mr X. This meant Mr X was not aware of the status of the forecourt before he purchased the premises. The Council has now updated its processes and removed one of the bollards. The agreed to apologise.

London Borough of Harrow (23 000 689)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 26-Sep-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to clear a private access drive to garages. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Lancashire County Council (23 005 388)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 13-Aug-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the ownership of land on which Mr X tripped and injured himself. This is because the complaint falls outside our jurisdiction as Mr X has appeal rights to the courts if he believes the Council is liable for his injury and the footway on which he fell.

Durham County Council (23 005 383)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 09-Aug-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s refusal to adopt the private street where Mr X lives. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

London Borough of Havering (23 004 782)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 30-Jul-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of Mr X’s request for double yellow lines to be installed outside his property. This is because an investigation is unlikely to add to that already carried out by the Council or lead to a different outcome.

London Borough of Redbridge (23 003 188)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 05-Jul-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to remove a section of yellow line on the road close to the complainant’s home. There is not enough evidence of fault in the process the Council followed before deciding to remove the yellow line.

London Borough of Hillingdon (23 002 250)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Highway adoption 11-Jun-2023

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to remove the surface of a dropped kerb which was laid by a private contractor paid for by the complainant. There is inadequate evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. The Council has apologised for delays in responding to the complainant’s enquiries which I consider to be an appropriate remedy to this part of the complaint.