Tribunals · Chelmsford City Council · 2017 rating list

36 HIGH STREET, STOCK, INGATESTONE, INGATESTONE, CM4 9BA

Shop and Premises Decided 27 March 2023 CHG100564168 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£15,250£100/m²
Ratepayer sought£12,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£12,000£80/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 challenged the 2017 rating list entry of £15,250 RV (based on £100/m2) for a convenience store in Stock, Essex with no exclusive car parking. The appellant proposed £12,000 RV (£80/m2). The Tribunal found that the Valuation Officer's comparable properties were over 15 miles away in better-located areas with better parking and higher population density, while the appellant's comparables (closer properties in better locations with £75-85/m2 rates) provided compelling evidence. The Tribunal adopted £80/m2 as fair and reasonable, reducing the RV to £12,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Plaistow Broadway Filling Stations Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
10 March 2023

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