Tribunals · Brighton and Hove City Council · 2017 rating list

Three Jolly Butchers, 59 North Road, BN1 1YD

Public house and premises Decided 4 March 2021 CHG100104075

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

Original RV£30,200

Ratepayer sought£13,600

VO conceded first£30,000−1% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£30,000from 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 argued that the Valuation Officer's Fair Maintainable Trade (FMT) figure was too high and proposed a reduced RV of £13,600, claiming he was overtrading due to his service and food quality levels. The tribunal found that the appellant failed to provide sufficient proof of overtrading, noting that the high trade figures were actually achieved and another competent landlord could potentially achieve similar trading levels. The tribunal accepted that the VO had properly applied the percentage and band ranges in accordance with the Approved Guide for the Valuation of Public Houses 2017 and confirmed the RV of £30,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.