Tribunals · Bath and North East Somerset Council · 2017 rating list

Hartwells, Newbridge Road, BA1 3HW

Car showroom and premises Decided 22 August 2022 CHG100407091 BNP Paribas Real Estate

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£241,000£105/m²

Ratepayer sought£63,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£241,000£105/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 argued that the property should be valued at £90 per m² based on older, smaller comparable properties in rural/village locations, that areas were surplus to requirements (first floor and lower ground stores), and that repairs were uneconomically extensive. The tribunal found the Valuation Officer's comparable properties (closer to Bath centre, larger and better-located) more persuasive, confirming £105 per m² was fair. The tribunal rejected superfluity claims as a hypothetical tenant would require all available space, and found no compelling evidence that repairs at the material dates were uneconomic, as the cost analysis was from 2020, not the dates in question.

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