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News and Press Archive August 2009

26 August 2009
Council criticised over primary school admissions
Admission appeals for a Northumberland County Council primary school were not handled properly.


18 August 2009
Medway Council criticised over school sports pitch
There were flaws in the way Medway Council granted permission for an all-weather school sports pitch.


18 August 2009
Mishandling of vulnerable man’s homelessness application
London Borough of Lambeth’s mishandling of a vulnerable young man’s homelessness application deprived him of the opportunity to be rehoused in permanent accommodation.


18 August 2009
Sandwell Council criticised over medical grounds for housing transfer
Failure to properly consider the medical circumstances when a couple applied for a housing transfer.


14 August 2009
Failure to provide specialist therapy for boy with special needs
The London Borough of Redbridge failed to provide specialist occupational therapy for a boy as required by his statement of special educational needs.


14 August 2009
Council criticised over riverside balcony
A couple’s living room was overlooked because of errors by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets over a planning application for a new riverside balcony.


06 August 2009
Council's handling of planning permission for new house next to listed building criticised
Significant flaws in the way Herefordshire Council granted permission for a new house next to a listed building.