Tribunals · Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 12, WINGATES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BL5 3XA

Indoor and outdoor playground and premises Decided 4 August 2023 CHG100842322 Ken Batty Chartered Surveyors - Sara

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£53,000£55/m²

Ratepayer sought£42,500

VO conceded first£47,000−11% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£47,000£50/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 for a rateable value of £42,500 based on a rate of £45/m2, but the tribunal found that rental evidence for comparable Units 2 & 3 at Wingates Industrial Estate (£49.90/m2) and comparable property assessments in Bolton supported the valuation officer's reduced rate of £50/m2. The tribunal noted that the appellant provided no additional comparable evidence after the VO reduced the rate from £55/m2 to £50/m2, and dismissed the appeal on the ground that the appellant had not proven his case.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Party and Play Funhouse Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Rental evidence
Valuation method

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 21 July 2023

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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