R/O 39 High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8AR

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant appealed a completion notice issued by Milton Keynes Council setting a completion date of 21 June 2024 for the subject property, a 100m² space to the rear of a retail unit that had been deleted from the rating list in 2019 when split from the retail premises. The appellant argued that the property had no utilities, was an empty shell, and no works had been planned or were underway as its future use was undetermined. The tribunal found that the property was reasonably complete and wind and watertight, and that outstanding works to reconnect utilities and complete the property could reasonably have been finished within the three-month period specified in the completion notice, so the appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.

Grounds argued

• Validity of the proposal

Evidence

Photographs, None from the ratepayer

Cases cited

London Borough of Newham v RAD Phase 1 Type B Property Company No.1 Limited [2020] UKUT 203

Hearing

15 October 2024

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