STACEYS MOTORS, THE DROVE, CASTLEFIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CASTLEFIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, TA6 4BA
Car showroom and premises Decided 23 August 2021 CHG100119188 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the 2017 list entry of £144,000, proposing £106,000 based on survey evidence identifying 36 vehicle display spaces and 42 customer parking spaces. The tribunal found that the Valuation Officer's assessment of 100 display spaces was unreasonable, particularly as the respondent's representative had not inspected the site. The tribunal determined that 78 car spaces should be valued at £325 per space (including the customer spaces which could be optimally used for vehicle sales) and accepted the appellant's survey measurements for rough surfaced land. The appeal was allowed and the entry reduced to £138,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Measurement survey, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
- Hearing
- 27 July 2021
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