Tribunals · Wealden District Council · 2017 rating list

Jolleyes Pet Supplies, Unit 1, BN27 3JF

Retail unit and premises Decided 2 October 2023 CHG100744951 Evans & Payne LLP - James Watson

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£98,500£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£85,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£85,250£130/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 the property should be valued at £130 per m², citing rental evidence from the subject property itself and neighbouring units on the same retail park, which ranged from £122–£147 per m² around the antecedent valuation date. The tribunal found the Valuation Officer's comparable evidence from Canterbury (50 miles away, in a different county) to be insufficiently comparable due to differences in location, park size, and occupiers, and placed greater reliance on the subject property's own rental evidence. The tribunal determined £130 per m² was reasonable, reducing the RV to £85,250.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Jolleyes Pet Supplies, represented.