Hazelwood Dance Studio, Northgate Business Centre Northgate Street, IP33 1HP
Dance Studio and Premises Decided 1 November 2021 33329739
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2010 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 4 properties together and does not tie its figures clearly to this appeal, so the figures above are for the first property it lists. Every property is listed below.
The 4 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2010 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood Dance Studio, Northgate Business Centre, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1HPThis appeal | £8,700 | — | £8,700 | Dismissed |
| Car Spaces 17-22 Northgate Business Centre, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1HP | £2,400 | — | £2,400 | Dismissed |
| Car Space 27 Northgate Business Centre, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1HP | £400 | — | £400 | Dismissed |
| Car Spaces 29-30 Northgate Business Centre, Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1HP | £800 | — | £800 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought to merge the dance studio assessment with nine associated car parking spaces, arguing they formed one business and were functionally interdependent. The tribunal found the spaces did not meet the statutory contiguity test under s.64(3ZD) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988, as the common pathway and shrubbery separating them fell outside the 'space proviso' which applied only to voids within walls or ceilings. The functional test was also not satisfied as the spaces could reasonably be let separately. The appeal was dismissed and the four separate entries in the 2010 rating list were confirmed.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.
Grounds argued
- Split or merge the assessment · decisive
- Evidence
- None from the ratepayer
- Cases cited
- Woolway v Mazars; Roberts v Backhouse Jones Limited
- Hearing
- 13 October 2021
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