Peter Cooper, 381 Shirley Road, SO15 3JD
Car Showroom and Premises Decided 21 October 2024 CHG100816186 CPRA Group - Roderick Bisset
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 rateable value of a car showroom on two grounds: treatment of car parking and the base rate applied to the main showroom. The Valuation Officer had accepted the parking amendment but the base rate of £160/m² remained disputed. The tribunal placed little weight on the actual lease rent (dated 2000) as it required substantial adjustments to conform with the rating definition. Examining tonal evidence from comparable dealership assessments in the locality, the tribunal found the subject property was unreasonably valued at £160/m² compared to similar properties rated at £135/m² and below. The tribunal accepted £135/m² as reasonable, reducing the RV from £239,000 to £191,000.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Peter Cooper Motor Group Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 30 September 2024
Is your own rateable value in line?
A free check compares a property with the assessments around it and says plainly whether there is anything worth pursuing.
Check a propertyThe tribunal’s decision in full
Decision © Crown copyright, published by the Valuation Tribunal Service under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and reproduced unaltered. This site does not index the names of private individuals that appear in decisions. Information, not advice.