LGO Individual Decisions

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s administration of a building control matter. Mr X’s claimed injustice stems from the Council’s decisions on the case, which we have previously investigated, and we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X wants. The Information Commissioner is better placed to decide if the Council has breached the General Data Protection Regulations.

Summary: Mr X complained about the way the Council decided a planning application for a slurry lagoon near to houses in his village. We found there was no fault in the way the Council decided the planning application.

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council failed to deal with his complaints about its noise nuisance investigations and the actions of the environmental protection team. The Council apologised appropriately for poor communications and there is no ongoing injustice. Mr X complains late about the noise nuisance cases which happened more than 12 months ago.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a planning application for a development near the complainant’s home. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is not enough evidence of fault by the Council cause the complainant a significant injustice.

Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the way the Council has dealt with a report that the complainant had breached the Members Code of Conduct. This is because we have no power to investigate

Summary: Mr X complained the Council failed to carry out satisfactory checks and controls on an individual completing building works to the rear of his property. Mr X says the new building’s wall collapsed causing damage to his garden wall.

Summary: Mr C complains about the Council’s decision-making process when considering a prior notification application to demolish a farmhouse and barns which has led to the community losing a heritage asset. We have found no evidence of fault by the Council.

Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s decision to end its duty to provide interim accommodation to her son, Mr F between June and November 2020. There was no fault in the Council’s decisions to end its duties during that period. The Council was at fault for failing to provide Mr F with a letter about ending its housing duty and for including flawed information in a letter to him when he was evicted from a property in October 2020. However, those faults did not cause Mr F a significant injustice.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint made about the complainants conduct as a councillor. This is because he does not complain as a member of the public.