Tribunals · Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Arnold Clark Automobiles, Milethorn Lane, DN1 2SU

Garage and premises Decided 16 May 2023 CHG100671059 Montagu Evans - Richard Wackett

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£412,500

Ratepayer sought£385,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£380,000£145/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 sought reduction of the RV from £412,500 to £385,000, arguing the property was more comparable to car supermarkets and suffered access disadvantages due to its location set back from the main road in a converted retail warehouse. The tribunal rejected the re-categorisation as outside the scope of the original proposal, but accepted that the property's larger showroom size and layout as a converted warehouse warranted an additional 7.5% end allowance beyond the existing 5% access allowance, reducing the RV to £380,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone)
Zoning or layout
Validity of the proposal

Evidence: tone_of_list_comparables, Photographs
Cases cited: Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing: 19 April 2023

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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