Tribunals · Stoke-on-Trent City Council · 2017 rating list

BOWSON ENGINEERING, DEWSBURY ROAD, ST4 2TE

Workshop and premises Decided 22 December 2023 CHG100870055 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£27,000£41.37/m²

Ratepayer sought£19,750

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£27,000£41.37/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 the rateable value of £27,000 was excessive and proposed a reduced entry of £19,750 based on £30/m², citing comparable units at City Park Trading Estate with lower rents of £7-£24/m². The tribunal found the appeal property was more comparable to units at Fenton Industrial Park which had private, secure land and fencing, and rents supporting £41.37/m², making the existing valuation reasonable. The appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Bowson Engineering Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Rental evidence

Evidence: Rents, Photographs, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 24 November 2023

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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