Tribunals · Plymouth City Council · 2017 rating list

Britannia Inn, 2 Wolseley Road, PL2 3BW

Public house and premises Decided 27 February 2024 CHG100837025 BNP Real Estate

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£127,500
Ratepayer sought£57,000
VO conceded first£115,000−10% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£83,000from 1 Apr 2017

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 was over-trading due to operator pricing policy and should be placed in wet trade category 3, proposing RV £57,000. The respondent contended the location between the town centre and football grounds, proximity to the Life Centre, and strong year-round customer demand justified category 2 and RV £83,000. The tribunal found that while the operator's pricing may inflate trade, the location generates demand that a reasonably efficient operator could maintain; the tribunal accepted the respondent's fair maintainable trade figures and category 2 placement, confirming RV £83,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was J D Wetherspoon Plc, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Trading receipts (pubs, hotels)
  • Valuation method · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Trading accounts, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
7 February 2024

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