Tribunals · South Gloucestershire Council · 2017 rating list

Jd Wetherspoon Plc, Jolly Sailor, High Street, High Street, BS15 3DQ

Public house and premises Decided 3 July 2024 CHG101047431 BNP Real Estate

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£60,000

Ratepayer sought£40,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£60,000

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 RV of £60,000 for a high street public house, arguing that discounts exceeding 50% should apply to Fair Maintainable Trade figures and that comparable properties were not truly comparable. The tribunal found the VO's valuation methodology and comparable property selection reasonable, noting the appeal property's superior high street location, larger size, and upstairs area providing function room capability warranted the higher RV relative to comparables, and dismissed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was JD Wetherspoon Plc, represented.

Grounds argued

Valuation method
Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive

Evidence: Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions, Photographs
Cases cited: JD Wetherspoon PLC v Mrs J Moore (appeal 253025435424/538N10); JD Wetherspoon PLC v Ms D Bunyan (appeal 116025138893/537N10)
Hearing: 5 June 2024

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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