Tribunals · Hyndburn Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Boots The Chemists Limited, Unit 2, Cornhill, Broadway, Cornhill, Broadway, BB5 1EX

Shop and Premises Decided 20 December 2021 CHG100171435 GL Hearn Limited

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

Original RV£49,500£325/m²

Ratepayer sought£29,800

VO conceded first£47,000−5% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£47,000£325/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

Boots Limited challenged the 2017 rating list entry of £49,500 RV, proposing £29,800 RV based on a zone A rate of £210/m². The Valuation Officer initially defended £325/m² but later revised the assessment to £47,000 RV using corrected areas (428.32m²) while maintaining the £325/m² rate. The tribunal found that the majority of rental evidence did not demonstrate the £325/m² valuation to be excessive and confirmed the revised assessment, allowing the appeal in part due to the reduction from the original list entry.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Boots Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Rental evidence
Floor area or measurement

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Specialeyes v Felgate; Garton v Hunter; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 24 November 2021

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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