Tribunals · Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

CERAMIC HOUSE, CHORLEY OLD ROAD, BL1 4JL

Showroom and premises Decided 4 January 2024 CHG100752163 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£103,000

Ratepayer sought£93,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£103,000

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 a 5% end allowance for fragmentation/split site and a 5% allowance for mixed ages, arguing the property comprised two detached buildings of different ages which disadvantaged the site. The tribunal found that while the two units lacked interconnectivity, the current occupiers had been there since 2007 and the arrangement clearly suited their business, with no demonstrated disadvantage. The panel also considered that applying different price per m² for each building's age already reflected the mixed-age disadvantage, so an additional allowance would constitute double counting. The comparable properties cited were too distant, had different characteristics, and were in different valuation schemes to support the claimed allowances. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to produce sufficient evidence to justify the claimed allowances.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Tile Mart Ltd, represented.