PSOW (Public Services Ombudsman for Wales) Resolved / Early Resolution

Carmarthenshire County Council

PSOW-202303005 · Local Government › Handling of planning application (failure to notify those affected) · Decision date: 10 August 2023 · View Carmarthenshire County Council scorecard

Full Decision

Mr M complained that Carmarthenshire County Council failed to respond to a complaint he had submitted in March about a planning application.

The Ombudsman found that the Council had failed to respond to Mr M’s complaint. She said that this caused inconvenience and frustration to Mr M. She decided to settle the complaint without an investigation.

The Ombudsman sought and gained the Council’s agreement to apologise to Mr M for failing to respond to his complaint and provide him with a complaint response within 4 weeks.