LGO Individual Decisions

Summary: We will not investigate Mr B’s complaint about the Council’s response to a safety risk at a Council car park which he has reported. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to issue an abatement notice about a light shining into Mr X’s house. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to warrant an investigation.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council approving a planning application for a residential development which is further away from a bus stop than is normally recommended. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council assessed the application, and the complainant has not been caused a significant injustice.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a tree preservation order as the complaint is made late and there are not good reasons to investigate now. The complaint that the Council has not since considered whether the order should be varied has not yet been made to the Council and should be done so before we would assess it.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a Council tax discount because there is a right of appeal to Valuation Tribunal. Further, a dispute about data protection is a matter for the Information Commissioner.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about an alleged obstruction to the complainant’s property caused by the Council’s bin collection contractor, or its collection point. This is because any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement.

Summary: We will not investigate Miss B’s complaint about defective building work at her new build property. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to justify an investigation.

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s refusal to close a bridge because there is insufficient evidence of fault to justify our involvement.

Summary: X complained about the Council’s failure to require that a developer create a footpath to make it suitable for walkers and cyclists. We found fault in the way the Council acted that resulted in it losing planning control of the path. We did not make any recommendations because the Council has already accepted the fault and made satisfactory improvements to its service.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to take enforcement action against commercial vehicles parked by a neighbour in Mr X’s road. This is because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.

Summary: We found no fault in how the Council reached its decisions not to take enforcement action against development near Mr X’s home.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about what happened when Mr X wanted social housing in the Council’s area. Any fault is unlikely to have caused Mr X a significant enough injustice to warrant investigation. It is also unlikely we could reach a clear enough view about whether the Council was at fault.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about fifth generation (5G) telecommunications masts in the Council’s area. Investigation is unlikely to find any fault by the Council. Also, the Council’s actions have not caused Mr X a significant enough injustice direct injustice to warrant investigation.