Tribunals · Norwich City Council · 2017 rating list

Mercy Night Club, 90-96 Prince Of Wales Road, NR1 1NJ

Club and premises Decided 25 October 2023 CHG100467437

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£255,000

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided—from 18 Dec 2018

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 deletion of a nightclub property from the 2017 rating list on the grounds it was beyond economic repair from 18 December 2018. The nightclub had been empty since March 2018, and the appellant obtained repair cost estimates of £1.26m and evidence that the large nightclub market had declined. The tribunal found that a reasonable landlord would not consider the repairs economic given the poor local market for large nightclubs, the property's significant disrepair, and the inability to recover costs through letting, even at the £255,000 hypothetical rent. The appeal was allowed and the entry deleted effective 18 December 2018.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Yarmouth Road Project Ltd, represented.