Tribunals · London Borough of Camden · 2017 rating list

11A Kentish Town Road, NW1 8NH

Club and premises Decided 30 October 2023 CHG100869352 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£420,000£430/m²

Ratepayer sought£297,500

VO conceded first£367,500−13% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£297,500£305/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 challenged the 2017 list assessment, which the VO had reduced from £420,000 to £367,500 (main space price £375/m2). The tribunal found that comparable nightclub properties (Koko and Jazz Café) provided the best evidence of tone. The panel concluded that Koko, being closer in size though in a quieter location, was the best comparable at £265/m2, and the Jazz Café at £375/m2 was less comparable being significantly smaller. The tribunal adopted the appellant's proposed tone of £305/m2 as reasonable and fair—positioned between the two comparables—and allowed the appeal, reducing the RV to £297,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Castle Rock Properties Ltd, represented.