Lancashire County Council (23 017 676)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 26-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s assessment of monies owed by the complainant in connection with his purchase of formally owned Council land. This is because Mr Z’s complaint refers to alleged negligence and points of law which are best resolved through the courts. We do not consider there is any exceptional reason why Mr Z cannot take the matters alleged to court.

Birmingham City Council (23 008 719)

Statement Not upheld Land 22-Mar-2024

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s refusal to complete the purchase of his property by agreement, which caused him much stress and financial hardship. We found no fault in the Council’s decision not to complete the agreed sale.

Milton Keynes Council (23 017 009)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 13-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of Mr X’s request that he be allowed to work on a small area of Council land close to his home. This is because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault by the Council sufficient to warrant an investigation.

City of Doncaster Council (23 017 049)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 04-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the sale of land near to his property in 2014. The complaint is late.

North Hertfordshire District Council (23 013 725)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 25-Feb-2024

Summary: We will not exercise discretion to investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement in the sale of land which Mr X says included land in the conveyance which it did not own. This complaint which was received outside the normal 12-month period for investigating complaints. There is no evidence to suggest that Mr X could not have complained to us sooner.

Leeds City Council (23 016 980)

Statement Not upheld Land 01-Feb-2024

Summary: X complained the Council failed to ensure its contractor complied with planning conditions that were meant to ensure wildlife was not disturbed when work was carried out on a hedgerow. We found no fault in the way the Council acted.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (23 013 261)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 22-Jan-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about whether land adjacent to Ms X’s property is adopted highway. This is because Ms X has a legal remedy against the Council if she wishes to challenge its position that the land is adopted highway so placing the complaint outside our jurisdiction.

Eastleigh Borough Council (23 015 923)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 17-Jan-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs B’s complaint about the Council’s refusal of her application to buy an area of Council land. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Buckinghamshire Council (23 013 335)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 12-Jan-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint, brought by on her behalf by Mr Y, about the Council delaying its response to her compensation claim until an appeal was timed out under a six-year statutory time limit. Ms X, represented by Mr Y’s firm, had an alternative remedy through an Upper Tier Tribunal appeal which it was reasonable for her to use to pursue the outcome she seeks. The complaint is also late and there are no good reasons for us to investigate it now.

London Borough of Islington (23 013 274)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Land 10-Jan-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a licence issued for the complainant to use green space at the end of his garden. This is because it is made late and I see no good reason to exercise discretion and consider it now.