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Source: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales ✕Theme: Planning & Development Control ✕
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CCW-EV-0512 · Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

PSOW — Complaint Wrongly Excluded from Statutory Process (2024)

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Published 2024 Type: Decision notice

The council treated all of a planning applicant's complaint as outside the statutory complaints procedure on the grounds that the refusal was appealable. The Ombudsman found this was wrong — appealability does not nullify all service complaints. Early resolution: apology and Stage 2 response required.

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CCW-EV-0511 · Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

PSOW — Incorrect Listed-Building Advice and Failed Property Sale (2024)

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Published 2024 Type: Decision notice

A planning officer told owners that listed building consent was not required. Later enforcement action and disclosure of the investigation to parties in a property sale allegedly contributed to the sale falling through. The council's own Stage 2 investigation had already upheld failure to provide appropriate guidance. Ombudsman…

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CCW-EV-0510 · Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

PSOW — Planning Enforcement Delay (2021)

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Published 2021 Type: Decision notice

A complainant said the council failed to undertake a timely assessment of an alleged planning breach and take enforcement action. Early resolution: the council apologised for delay.

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