Investigation reports

A man believed that North Down and Ards Borough Council should have independently verified whether planning orders had been breached, rather than taking the word of the developer. We did not uphold the complaint.

Belfast City Council did not need to consult with residents before naming a new road. 

We asked Mid and East Antrim Council to apologise to a man for failures in the way it dealt with a planning application.

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council failed to fully record the reasons why it approved a planning application for a domestic garage.  However, we found it would not have reached a different decision had the failings not occurred.

A man claimed Belfast City Council should have asked his neighbour to remove a structure on his driveway.

Although the Council was not required to take action, we found it should have explained to the man why.

This report was prepared in response to concerns about the protection given to trees and the lack of enforcement action following reported breaches of Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs).

We found failures in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council’s decision to take no action over an independent report which was critical of its senior staff.