Tribunals · Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council · 2010 rating list

Office At Sunnyside, High Street, Halmer End, Halmer End, ST7 8AG

Land Used for Storage and Premises Decided 26 November 2020 25370246 Evans & Payne

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£6,500

Ratepayer sought£1

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£5,900from 1 Apr 2010

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion from the rating list, arguing the property was an agricultural building converted in 2009 and should be treated as a domestic appurtenance. The tribunal found the property remained rateable because identifiable boundaries (fences and barriers) separated it from the main house, preventing it from being enjoyed as part of the residential curtilage. The tribunal allowed the appeal in part by removing £593 for plant and machinery not present at inspection, reducing the RV from £6,500 to £5,900.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Graham Heath Construction Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Relief or exemption · decisive
Validity of the proposal
Other

Evidence: Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited: Corkish (VO) v Bigwood [2019] UKUT 191 (LC); Bigwood v Valuation Officer [2017] VTE (382525090009/537N10); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing: 5 November 2020

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