Tag Archives: Judicial Review

High Court judge finds against council in disability tax case

Posted on March 23, 2023 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s lawyers have been reproached by a senior judge (again), as they ‘surrendered’ their case over their poorly implemented Council Tax Reduction scheme and were ordered to pay costs and damages For the second time in four months, Croydon Council’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon’s Council Tax scheme to face High Court challenge

Posted on March 21, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Errors in applying Council Tax exemptions for the elderly and disabled, as well as carers and students, has led to a Judicial Review to be heard tomorrow A judge in the High Court will hear a case … Continue reading →

Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Council planning approvals being ‘sold’ for £1,500 per flat

Posted on December 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

STEVE WHITESIDE, a former council planner, has been carefully monitoring development applications around the borough over several years. In the course of that work, he has observed a systemic move by the council to attach money-spinning legal agreements to approved … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Kenley, Planning, Property, Sanderstead | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Residents demand High Court review of Riesco china sale

Posted on October 22, 2013 by insidecroydon

Having already been told that they have behaved unethically, Croydon Council and senior councillors such as Steve O’Connell, Dudley Mead and Tim Pollard now look set to have a High Court judge rule on whether they have acted unlawfully over … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Art, Community associations, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield Halls, History, Inside Croydon, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection, South Croydon Community Association, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments