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Investigation Report 200600085

  • Report no:
    200600085
  • Date:
    July 2007
  • Body:
    North Lanarkshire Council
  • Sector:
    Local Government

Overview

The complainant (Mr D) raised concerns about the handling by North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) of planning applications for a site adjacent to this home.

Specific complaints and conclusions

The complaints which have been investigated are that the Council did not:

  • (a)        have proper regard to site levels in the development (not upheld);
  • (b)        ensure that appropriate plans were made available to enable neighbours properly to gauge the effect of the proposed development on their privacy (not upheld); and
  • (c)        insist that the play area for the development was incorporated within the development rather than adjacent to existing housing (not upheld).

Redress and recommendation

The Ombudsman has no recommendation to make.

Updated: December 11, 2018