Decision details

PAYMENT FOLLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN DECISION

Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Governance & Monitoring Officer

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To make a payment of £1500 in lieu of the planting of a tree as recommended by the Ombudsman in a revised decision.

Reasons for the decision:

The Ombudsman originally recommended that the Council purchase and plant a tree. This proved to be very difficult and so the complainant went back to the Ombudsman. In consequence the Ombudsman asked the Council to accept a revised recommendation to pay £1500 to cover the cost of the tree, its planting and time and trouble.

Alternative options considered:

To reject the revised recommendation. This was rejected as the only alternative was to keep trying to organise the planting of the tree and this had actively pursued without success.

Publication date: 20/10/2022

Date of decision: 18/11/2021

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