LGO Individual Decisions

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about council tax banding. This is because we cannot investigate the decision made by the Valuation Office Agency.

Summary: We will not investigate Miss B’s complaint about a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) for an alleged parking contravention. This is because it is reasonable for Miss B to put in an appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.

Summary: Mrs B complained that the Council’s committee did not follow the correct procedure nor properly consider its decision to allow an off-road cycle track on a recreation ground near her house. Mrs B also complained that Members had not declared conflicts of interest. There was no fault in how the committee reached this decision, nor in the Members’ conduct. The Council took too long to respond to Mrs B’s complaints and it has apologised to her for this.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about delay by the Council in responding to Mr X’s complaint that a councillor made antisemitic comments. This is because there is insufficient personal loss or harm to Mr X to justify our further involvement.

Summary: We cannot investigate Mrs B’s complaint about the Council issuing her with a financial penalty for alleged housing offences. This is because Mrs B appealed to the residential property tribunal.

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.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to approve an application for a tenant to keep bees on his allotment plot. There is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a parking fine as Mrs X can appeal against it to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to Mr X’s complaint about a councillor’s conduct as there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council to warrant our involvement.