Tribunals · Salford City Council · 2017 rating list

Pharmatube, 1-2 Shield Drive, M28 2QB

Factory and premises Decided 11 August 2021 CHG100094930 Ken Batty Chartered Surveyors - Sara

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

Original RV—

Ratepayer sought£56,000

VO conceded first£58,500

Tribunal decided£58,500from 1 Apr 2017

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 sought a 4% split unit end allowance, arguing that two units had been combined resulting in duplication of offices and toilets, warranting a rent reduction. The tribunal was not satisfied this issue was a disability warranting special adjustment, as there was insufficient documentary evidence and no internal photographs or plans to support the claim. However, the Valuation Officer conceded the rateable value was wrong due to two air compressors that had been removed from the property before the 2017 list date, and both parties agreed the plant and machinery element should be reduced from £1,008 to £704. The tribunal allowed the appeal in part on this basis, reducing the rateable value to £58,500.

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