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Council dealt with complaint in line with procedures

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.

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Not upheld

Complaint about Department's investigation into waste management concerns

A man said the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs failed to investigate his reports of unlawful activity by a waste management company.  

We upheld parts of the complaint.

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Upheld

Ombudsman critical of council’s handling of planning application

We found that failings by Ards and North Down Borough Council resulted in delays to a golf club’s planning application.

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Ombudsman asks Department to refund complainant after finding it unfairly recovered payment of farming subsidy

A number of recommendations have been made by the Ombudsman after an investigation revealed that unclear guidance to applicants led to confusion over eligibility of Single Farm Payments.

Investigation Report