Tribunals · Leeds City Council · 2010 rating list

Unit 19 Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park Bridge Road, LS5 3BL

Retail warehouse and premises Decided 22 April 2021 26903149 GL Hearn Limited

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

Original RV£148,000£195/m²

Ratepayer sought£118,000

VO conceded first£147,000−1% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£140,000£185/m²

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 a reduction in base rate to £175psm with a 10% pioneering allowance, arguing Guiseley Retail Park was the better comparator to Kirkstall Bridge due to comparable shops and lack of petrol station. The tribunal found Savins Mill Way not directly comparable due to its different amenities (larger supermarket and petrol station), and accepted that proximity alone should not dictate identical base rates. The tribunal rejected the pioneering allowance argument as earlier tenants had received lease incentives including rent-free periods. The tribunal reduced the base rate to £185psm (agreed mezzanine reduction to £15psm), resulting in an RV of £140,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Pets at Home Ltd, represented.