Tribunals · Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit F, Breightmet Fold Lane, BL2 6PP

Retail warehouse and premises Decided 8 August 2023 CHG100828436 Ken Batty Chartered Surveyors - Sara

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£15,250

Ratepayer sought£12,400

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£15,250

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 that the rateable value should be reduced from £15,250 to £12,400 on the grounds that the sales area was only 73.1m² (not 93m²) and that areas subdivided by floor-to-ceiling walls and excluded from air conditioning should be valued differently. The tribunal found that the Gross Internal Area of 93m² had been correctly calculated in accordance with RICS guidance and should be valued as a single retail warehouse unit, following comparable assessments of similar retail premises. The appellant failed to provide floor plans, relevant guidance, or comparable valuations to support the alternative approach, and the tribunal dismissed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery Ltd, represented.