Tribunals · Middlesbrough Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Festival Shops, 12 Gilkes Street, TS1 5ES

Shop and premises Decided 8 July 2022 CHG100646106 Jonathan Weastell

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£27,250£560/m²

Ratepayer sought£23,750

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£27,250£645/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's representative sought a reduction in the zone A unit price from £645/m² to £560/m² based on the passing rent of £25,000 pa and comparables in nearby locations. The tribunal found that the rental evidence from properties in Gilkes Street, particularly the April 2014 rent of £25,000 pa for 9 Gilkes Street (analysed to £698/m²) and the July 2017 rent for 13 Gilkes Street, supported the adopted £645/m² rate, and that comparable properties in other locations were in different areas and did not support a lower value for Gilkes Street.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.