Tribunals · Stafford Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Club Couture, 139 Newport Road, ST16 2EZ

Nightclub and premises Decided 23 November 2020 CHG100060402 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors - Paul Rabbette

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

Original RV£76,000£90/m²

Ratepayer sought£47,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£64,500£70/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 that end allowances granted in the 2010 list for university campus closure and M6 motorway night closures should have been continued in the 2017 list. The tribunal found that the university closure effect was already reflected in the reduced base rate (£90psm to £70psm), but awarded a 15% end allowance for the M6 night closures based on turnover evidence showing reduced Easter trading and the same physical circumstances existing as in 2010. The RV was reduced from £76,000 to £64,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Couture Leisure Limited, represented.