South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (21 004 144)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 02-Sep-2021

Summary: Mr X complains the Council is housing people close to where he lives who are responsible for anti-social behaviour. We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint. This is because the Council is not responsible for the issue complained about.

East Devon District Council (21 005 034)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 31-Aug-2021

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about a dispute over a boundary fence. This is because the dispute is in relation to the Council’s role as a social housing landlord and such complaints are outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction.

Chichester District Council (21 004 743)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 23-Aug-2021

Summary: Mr X complained the Council insulted him and shared private information with his neighbour. We will not investigate this complaint. Another organisation is better placed to deal with the data breach. Any injustice caused by the alleged insulting behaviour is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council (21 002 809)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 20-Aug-2021

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to take sufficient action to prevent anti-social behaviour from youths at a nearby park. We will not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Blackpool Borough Council (21 003 692)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 20-Aug-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to take legal action against the complainant during a neighbour dispute. This is because the matter has already been decided in court and we have no remit to investigate despite the complainant’s continuing concerns.

London Borough of Newham (21 004 313)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 18-Aug-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council will not instruct the complainant’s neighbour to prune some trees. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.

Brentwood Borough Council (20 009 079)

Statement Upheld Antisocial behaviour 17-Aug-2021

Summary: Miss X complained the Council failed to properly investigate or take action in relation to her reports of noise nuisance from her neighbour’s new dog and loud music. Miss X also complained the Council failed to respond to her correspondence or keep her informed of the progress and outcome of court action against her neighbours. There is no evidence of fault in the way the Council investigated Miss X’s reports of dogs barking and loud music. However, the delays in responding to Miss X’s communication and the failure to keep her informed amount to fault for which the Council should apologise.

London Borough of Newham (20 013 342)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 13-Aug-2021

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s alleged failure to address his complaints about noise nuisance in 2018 and 2019. The complaint is late and no worthwhile outcome can be achieved through investigation of the complaint at this time.

Cornwall Council (21 002 448)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 13-Aug-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council dealt with reports of anti-social behaviour. We are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions.

Leeds City Council (20 005 168)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Antisocial behaviour 13-Aug-2021

Summary: The complainant says the Council has failed to act on his repeated reports of noise nuisance from his neighbour. We will not investigate this complaint as there is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.