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It's like deja vu all over again. Who can I turn to as an alternative to the Courts and so I looked at the Local Government Ombudsman site and the cases dealt with:

Summary: Mr X complains about the way the Council dealt with a question he raised about planning and development. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is insufficient injustice to warrant investigation.

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X's complaint about the Council's handling of his neighbour's planning application. It is unlikely we would find fault by the Council causing Mr X significant injustice.

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr A's complaint about the Council's decision to grant planning permission for a development near his home. This is because the Council has considered all relevant matters and, in those circumstances, it is not for the Ombudsman to question whether the Council's decision was right or wrong.

Summary: Mr X complains the Council lost a bundle of letters that were objecting to an application for a housing development on land near his home. There was no evidence of fault.

Summary: Mr X complained about the way the Council dealt with concerns about drainage relating to a new development next to his home. There was no fault in the way the Council made its decisions.

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Miss X's complaint about the conduct of a council officer who telephoned her while she was at work. This is because it is unlikely an investigation would find fault with the Council and Miss X has not been caused significant personal injustice.

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X's complaint about the Council's handling of his neighbour's application for planning permission. The planning officer's recommendation is a matter of professional judgement and it is unlikely we would find fault in the way the Council reached its decision.
Summary: Mrs X complains that the Council unreasonably granted planning permission to a neighbour for an extension which affects her amenity. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint because there is no evidence of fault by the Council.

Summary: Mrs X complains the Council failed to properly consider her objections to a planning application. There is no evidence of fault in the way the Council decided the application.

IN CONCLUSION: it appears that the Councils can do no wrong and if they do it is not great enough to cause significant personal injustice!
I understand that the Government is now giving Councils ABS licences for their own legal practices...

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