Tribunals · Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Scrann, 449 Norton Road, TS20 2QQ

Restaurant and premises Decided 11 December 2020 CHG100083490 Joe Fraser Chartered Surveyors

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

Original RV£26,250£115/m²

Ratepayer sought£16,000

VO conceded first£21,750−17% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£21,750£115/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 challenged the RV of £26,250, seeking £16,000 based on a measurement of 203.88m² at £100 per m² and arguing the property was in a poor location away from the main High Street footfall. The Valuation Officer reduced it to £21,750 (224m² at £115 per m²), including a pizza preparation area in the NIA. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the £115 per m² rate reasonable based on comparable properties (6-8 High Street at £120 per m², 397 Norton Road at £140 per m²) and concluding that the pizza preparation area and oven were part of the dining experience and should be included in the measurement.

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

Grounds argued

Floor area or measurement
Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments, Measurement survey, Photographs
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
Hearing: 30 November 2020

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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