Leicester City Council (23 013 163)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 02-Apr-2024

Summary: X complained about the Council’s decision to approve a planning application for a house extension. We ended our investigation because there was no evidence of fault in the decision-making process.

Cornwall Council (23 015 695)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 02-Apr-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of applications for development on land near the complainants' home. There is not enough evidence that fault by the Council has caused them a significant personal injustice.

Worcester City Council (23 021 077)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 01-Apr-2024

Summary: We cannot investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Council’s refusal of his planning application. This is because Mr B put in an appeal to the Planning Inspector.

Buckinghamshire Council (23 018 588)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 31-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of her neighbour’s planning application. This is because the complaint is late and it would have been reasonable for Mrs X to bring it to us sooner.

Sevenoaks District Council (23 017 250)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a grant of planning permission as there is insufficient evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. Complaints about the actions of individual councillors and such concerns are outside our jurisdiction.

Wokingham Borough Council (23 018 179)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about errors in the planning process for development in a garden which borders the complainant’s property. The Council has apologised for the errors in the planning officer’s report. I consider this an appropriate remedy to the complaint.

West Lindsey District Council (23 018 413)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s approval of a planning application and its enforcement of the approved plans. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (23 018 384)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of matters concerning storage containers sited on land close to a property owned by X. This is because the complaint is a late complaint and so falls outside our jurisdiction.

West Lindsey District Council (23 010 112)

Statement Not upheld Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: Mr L complains the Council failed to take sufficient action over breaches of planning approval on a neighbouring development. Our view is the Council did respond as the law expects it to. In the absence of any administrative fault, the merits of the decisions the Council made about enforcement are not something we can criticise. So we do not uphold the complaint.

London Borough of Haringey (22 016 531)

Statement Upheld Planning applications 28-Mar-2024

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s handling of planning application and enforcement matters for a neighbouring property. We find fault which caused Mr X avoidable uncertainty, distress, frustration, and inconvenience. The Council should apologise and make a payment of £100 to reflect injustice caused.