McKenna
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Mr Spence |
| Neutral Citation | R/12/2021 |
| Date | 04 November 2022 |
| Court | Lands Tribunal (Northern Ireland) |
LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
LANDS TRIBUNAL AND COMPENSATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964
PROPERTY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1978
IN THE MATTER OF A REFERENCE
R/12/2021
BETWEEN
STEPHEN McKENNA – APPLICANT
AND
THE SUCCESSORS IN TITLE TO ALEXANDER BASIL WILSON (DEC’D) - RESPONDENTS
Re: 731-739 Lisburn Road, Belfast
Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland – Henry Spence MRICS Dip.Rating IRRV (Hons)
Background
1. The property at 731-739 Lisburn Road, Belfast (“the reference property”) is held under a
number of long leases which in turn are subject to a Fee Farm Grant, dated 5th February 1883,
between Alexander Basil Wilson (1) and John Laird (2), subject to the annual rent of Seventeen
Pounds and Five Shillings.
2. Mr Stephen McKenna (“the applicant”) currently owns the landlord’s interest in the leases for
numbers 735-739 Lisburn Road and is in the process of acquiring the landlord’s interest in
731-733 Lisburn Road. The Tribunal has been advised that, once completed, the leases will be
merged in the freehold reversion and the premises will be held under the Fee Farm Grant.
3. The Fee Farm Grant is split into two sections. The subject reference is in relation to section
no. 1 (731-739 Lisburn Road). Section no. 2 comprises 743-753 Lisburn Road.
4. The applicant has obtained planning permission, LA04/2019/1100/F, for mixed used
commercial and residential development to provide 79 apartments with associated amenity
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