Tribunals · Torbay Council · 2017 rating list

Ground floor shop 3 Market Street, TQ1 3AA

Shop and Premises Decided 17 September 2021 CHG100149367

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

Original RV£14,750£290/m²

Ratepayer sought£8,000

VO conceded first£14,250−3% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£12,250£250/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 £14,250 (reduced from the original £14,750) arguing it was too high based on rental evidence for the subject property and poor comparability of the VO's comparable properties. The VO defended the RV of £14,250, relying on comparable retail properties in Torquay and applying a Zone A rate of £290/m². The tribunal accepted that comparable properties on the harbourside were not appropriate comparables due to their superior location, and found the subject property's inferior position on a side street warranted a lower Zone A rate of £250/m², reducing the RV to £12,250.

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