Tribunals · South Lakeland District Council · 2017 rating list

The Rowan Tree Riverside Tea Garden and Restaurant, Stock Lane, Grasmere, Grasmere, LA22 9SJ

Café and premises Decided 27 October 2020 CHG100058698 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£28,000£260/m²

Ratepayer sought£24,500

VO conceded first£26,500−5% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£26,500£260/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 argued the property should be valued at £240/m2 like comparable properties on Stock Lane and the 2010 list, contending it was in an inferior location at the end of a parade. The tribunal found the property was in a superior location next to the historic church bridge with river views and outdoor seating, major draws for tourists visiting to see William Wordsworth's grave, and dismissed the appeal upholding the £260/m2 tone already conceded by the VO.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Grasmere Tea Gardens Ltd, represented.