Pumpkin between Platform 4 and 5, Station Road, PE1 1QL
Cafe and premises Decided 5 December 2024 CHG100929630 Tanner Rose
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 (Pumpkin between Platform 4 and 5, Station Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QL). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Cafe, Station Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QL | £95,500 | £86,000 | £95,500 | Dismissed |
| Pumpkin between Platform 4 and 5, Station Road, Peterborough, PE1 1QLThis appeal | £65,500 | £60,250 | £65,500 | Dismissed |
| WHSmith, Ticket Hall at Peterborough Station, Peterborough PE1 1QL | £64,500 | £59,000 | £64,500 | Dismissed |
| Unit 1A, Norwich Railway Station, Norwich, NR1 1EG | £77,500 | £72,500 | £77,500 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued that the rateable values should be reduced to reflect only the minimum guaranteed rent (MGR) in the leases, excluding profit-based top-ups. The tribunal found that a prospective tenant would factor the top-up element into any rental bid, and that actual rents paid around the antecedent valuation date (excluding one property) exceeded the MGR, indicating the full passing rent was more analogous to statutory rateable value. The appeals were dismissed as the appellant failed to persuade the tribunal that the confirmed values were unreasonable.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Select Service Partner Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Rental evidence
- Comparable assessments (tone)
- Evidence
- Rents
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 11 November 2024
Similar decisions
- Robinsons Mercedes Benz Of Peterborough, Robinsons Mercedes Benz Of Peterborough, PE7 8JA — Allowed in part, 23 Aug 2024
All decisions in Peterborough City Council · Shops nationally
Is your own rateable value in line?
A free check compares a property with the assessments around it and says plainly whether there is anything worth pursuing.
Check a propertyThe tribunal’s decision in full
Decision © Crown copyright, published by the Valuation Tribunal Service under the Open Government Licence v3.0 and reproduced unaltered. This site does not index the names of private individuals that appear in decisions. Information, not advice.