Local Government
Recommendations made to Council after failures found in handling of planning case
January 8, 2020The Ombudsman has criticised aspects of the way Mid & East Antrim Borough Council handled a planning application for an update of existing sports facilities at St Patrick’s College, Ballymena.
Report SummaryInvestigation finds planning application was not properly considered
October 3, 2019The Ombudsman has found that an application to build a residential nursing home in County Down was, in part, incorrectly assessed by planners.
Report SummaryOmbudsman critical of Council’s record-keeping during planning case
October 3, 2019The Ombudsman has upheld a complaint about the way planning officials within Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council dealt with changes to a planning application for a new dwelling.
Report SummaryCouncil dealt appropriately with planning application – Ombudsman
February 26, 2019An investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman has found that Mid & East Antrim Borough Council dealt properly with a planning application for a house extension, despite objections from the applicant’s neighbours.
Report SummaryInvestigation of a complaint against Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
January 30, 2019A man’s complaint about how his planning application was dealt with has been partially upheld by the Public Services Ombudsman.
Report SummaryApplication for wind turbine ‘not processed in appropriate manner’ by Council
April 30, 2018The Ombudsman has found that a Council provided a planning applicant with misleading and inaccurate information about his application, and has made a series of recommendations for remedy.
Complainant experienced injustice as a result of Council’s actions
April 10, 2018A local Council has been asked by the Ombudsman to apologise to a complainant after an investigation found they failed to follow their own Financial Regulations during a process to appoint a company for a public event.