1A Queen Square, NN17 1PD
Bank and Premises Decided 10 June 2024 CHG100884846 JLL
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 4 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (1a Queen Square, Corby NN17 1PD). Every property is listed below.
The 4 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Bank plc, Market Place, Kettering NN16 0AH | £56,500 | — | £53,500 | Allowed in part |
| 20/22 The Mall, Gold Street, Kettering NN16 8JL | £82,000 | — | £78,000 | Allowed in part |
| Unit 1 at 36 The Mall, Gold Street, Kettering NN16 8JA | £51,000 | — | £48,250 | Allowed in part |
| 1a Queen Square, Corby NN17 1PDThis appeal | £82,500 | — | — | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
Barclays Bank PLC appealed the rateable values of its Bank and Premises properties in Kettering and Corby, arguing that Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre's opening and expansion represented a material change of circumstances affecting trade in the town centres. The tribunal determined that Rushden Lakes fell within the locality of the Kettering properties and allowed a 5% reduction (rather than the 15% sought) with effect from 28 June 2019, but dismissed the Corby appeal as the appellant did not pursue it. The tribunal rejected the Valuation Officer's narrow interpretation of "locality" and found that out-of-town retail parks can fall within the catchment area of town centre shops for valuation purposes.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Barclays Bank PLC, represented.
Grounds argued
- Change of circumstances · decisive
- Change of circumstances
- opening and expansion of Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- K Shoe Shops Ltd v Hardy (VO) and Westminster CC; Morton (VO) v Synor Electronics Ltd; Shearson Lehman Brothers Ltd v Humphreys (VO); Jafton Properties Ltd v Prisk (VO); Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd v Cox (Valuation Officer); GPS (Great Britain) Ltd v Bird; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO); Gallagher (VO) v Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Stena Line Ltd v Valuation Officer; Vistra Expansion and Others v Bunyan (VO)
- Hearing
- 29 May 2024
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