Tribunals · Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Jennings Ford, Jennings Of Stockton Limited, TS18 3RW

Car showroom and premises Decided 21 January 2022 CHG100220295 Knight Frank - Joanne Corney/Joanne Corney

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

Original RV£410,000£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£194,000

VO conceded first£246,000−40% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£239,000£125/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 sought to reduce the RV from £410,000 to £189,000 (revised to £194,000 at hearing), arguing for lower valuations on various grounds including the nature of specific rooms and rough land. The Valuation Officer proposed £246,000 on an agreed base rate of £125/m². The tribunal allowed the appeal in part, determining that some disputed items (works office, storage areas) should be valued as contended by the respondent, while rejecting the appellant's claims for additional allowances for shared access and visibility restrictions. The tribunal determined the RV should be £239,000.

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