Rolf v North Shropshire District Council
Language: English Series: Property and Compensation Reports ; (1988) 55 PCR 242-249(8)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: CA 2 July 1987. The appellant (R) was owner of a listed building that had been deteriorating since 1966. R made three unsuccessful applications to demolish. After the third the planning authority (N) issued a repairs notice under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s115 . N then made a compulsory purchase order under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s114 on the grounds that reasonable steps were not being taken to preserve the building and with an intention to dispose of it to a charitable trust for restoration. R contended that N could not acquire the property to dispose of it immediately. R`s appeal was dismissed on grounds that under s126 of the Act N can `make such arrangements as to its management, use or disposal as they consider appropriate for the purposes of its preservation`.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 2 July 1987. The appellant (R) was owner of a listed building that had been deteriorating since 1966. R made three unsuccessful applications to demolish. After the third the planning authority (N) issued a repairs notice under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s115 . N then made a compulsory purchase order under Town and Country Planning Act 1971 s114 on the grounds that reasonable steps were not being taken to preserve the building and with an intention to dispose of it to a charitable trust for restoration. R contended that N could not acquire the property to dispose of it immediately. R`s appeal was dismissed on grounds that under s126 of the Act N can `make such arrangements as to its management, use or disposal as they consider appropriate for the purposes of its preservation`.