Tribunals · Blackpool Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Silcocks Leisure Group, 125-141 Promenade, FY1 5BE

Amusement arcade and premises Decided 19 November 2021 CHG100148349 Ken Batty Chartered Surveyors - Sara

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£169,000£110/m²
Ratepayer sought£108,000
VO conceded first£155,000−8% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£155,000£100/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 £155,000 RV (reduced from £169,000), arguing for £108,000 based on inferior position, lighting issues, sealed upper floors, and removal of allowances from the 2010 list. The tribunal found the £100/m² rate reasonable given the property's size and location on the Promenade, rejected comparable evidence from distant locations, and concluded that valuation changes from zoned to overall approach meant prior allowances should not be reinstated to avoid double counting. The appeal was dismissed.

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

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Floor area or measurement
  • Building works or disturbance nearby
  • Quantum or end allowance
  • Other
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
R v Melladew [1907] 1 KB 192; Principled Offsite Logistics Ltd, R v Trafford Council [2018] EWHC 1687
Hearing
20 October 2021

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