(EXCL RR GRD FLR)GRD FLR, 31-32 Bedford Street, WC2E 9ED
Restaurant and premises Decided 15 March 2021 CHG100055747 Conneely Tribe
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant, a restaurant operator, appealed against the 2017 rateable value of £129,000 contending that nearby building works (conversion of offices to hotel) caused significant disturbance including noise, dust, scaffolding and hoarding that obscured the premises. The appellant sought a 25% reduction (to £97,000) based on a rent agreement reflecting 48.4% loss, comparable cases, and High Court authority. The tribunal found that by the material day (9 May 2018), most structural works would have been completed and only minimal fitting-out remained; the 5% allowance (£123,000) already granted by the Respondent fairly reflected the remaining disruption, and dismissed the appeal.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Pasta Brown Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Building works or disturbance nearby · decisive
- Evidence
- Expert report, Rents, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Denton v TH White Ltd; Timothy Taylor v Mayfair House Corporation & Anor; Simpsons Malt Ltd v Jones & Ors; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v Jackson
- Hearing
- 16 February 2021
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