Tribunals · Chesterfield Borough Council · 2017 rating list

The Burlington, 25-31 Burlington Street, S40 1RS

Public house and premises Decided 4 March 2022 CHG100168348 Gerald Eve LLP/Gerald Eve LLP - S Hill

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

Original RV£100,000

Ratepayer sought£76,500

VO conceded first£92,500−7% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£90,000

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, represented by a surveyor, argued for RV £76,500 based on an Approved Public House Guide methodology, seeking 15% and 20% overtrading adjustments for wet and dry trades respectively, supported by comparable properties in the locality. The Valuation Officer defended RV £92,500 (reduced from £100,000), conceding only 10% overtrading adjustment for dry trade. The tribunal found band B appropriate for dry trade, agreed FMT of £600,000 wet and £300,000 dry, and critically determined that a significant 42% increase in dry trade since refurbishment justified a 20% overtrading adjustment for dry trade but none for wet trade, resulting in RV £90,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Stonegate Pub Company, represented.

Grounds argued

Trading receipts (pubs, hotels)
Valuation method

Change of circumstances: refurbishment
Evidence: Trading accounts, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
Hearing: 7 February 2022

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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