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South Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
We are the neighbours of the "Chilterns Water Mill" - featured on the episode of Grand Designs first broadcast on the 4th February 2009. We were asked to take part in the programme, but were strongly advised not to due to the extremely serious nature of allegations we have made against South Oxfordshire District Council - including improper conduct on the part of specific employees and councillors. The council is currently under investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman and the Standards Board for England. If anyone is serious about wanting to know details of the allegations or a fuller account of what has gone on - email me (from an address I can identify please) and we might talk further.

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Local Government Ombudsman Adjudication

The Local Government Ombudsman has now issued her adjudication on our complaint. The finding is maladministration on the part of South Oxfordshire District Council. Watch this space for more info...
Posted by NeighboursInTheWoods at 21:22

5 comments:

  1. Good news indeed, I look forward the reading the findings.

    Well done.

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  2. I presume this was the adjudication?
    http://www.lgo.org.uk/complaint-outcomes/planning/planning-archive-2010-11/south-oxfordshire-dc-08-015-461/

    Looks like the no-watermill will be staying for the moment.

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  3. Stop being jealous , petty and bitter. You sound like Mrs Bucket from keeping up appearances. You need to get a life and stop acting like grumpy old people!!! I'm glad the guy got his permission I hope he sells to loud hippies for a tonne of money ! I hope the hippies become a serious noise nuisance for the rest of your miserable lives! Unbelievable!!!

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  4. I saw the GD programme this evening for the first time and found some sympathy with the eccentric Chris Ostwald, as that was the way it was generally presented. The problems he encountered were, I gathered, largely due to innocent misunderstandings, as often seem to happen in these programmes, but are usually sorted retrospectively. Having been sufficiently interested to Google his name, I find another side to the story and, indeed, the house, as it appeared that there were no neighbours nearby - easy to leave out of any filming I suppose. Particularly telling is the wee clip you have put up of the bridge - if I tried that where I live, there would be an outcry from all around, and if one of MY neighbours tried that I would be complaining loudly. Previous comment from this "Gow" shows he is just a troll, ignore it and keep shouting!

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