Barton Townley Ltd, Hunwick Lane, Willington, Willington, DH15 0HY
Offices and premises Decided 24 May 2022 CHG100404077 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants claimed a 65% abatement was justified by material changes in circumstances resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, arguing that government measures and resulting physical manifestations in the locality (reduced pedestrian activity, "ghost town" conditions) warranted reduction. The tribunal held that section 1(4) of the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act 2021 prohibited consideration of any matter directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus, and that the specific exceptions in section 1(5) did not apply to these cases. The appeals were dismissed as no reductions could be made to reflect the effects of COVID-19.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vistra International Expansion Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Change of circumstances · decisive
- Change of circumstances
- covid
- Evidence
- None from the ratepayer
- Cases cited
- Clement v Addis Ltd; Chilton-Merryweather v Hunt; Pavlou (Valuation Officer); Financial Conduct Authority v Arch and others; John Burvill and Gareth David Jones (Valuation Officer); Kendrick (Valuation Officer)
- Hearing
- 18 May 2022
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