Tribunals · Colchester Borough Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT 1 ST NICHOLAS HOUSE HIGH STREET, CO1 1DN

Shop and premises Decided 9 July 2024 CHG101061252 GL Hearn Limited

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£83,000£230/m²

Ratepayer sought£59,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£67,000£185/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 sought to reduce the RV from £83,000 to £59,000 by adopting a zoned valuation method rather than the overall method. The tribunal rejected the request to change method but found the rate of £230/m2 excessive, particularly given declining retail values in the locality reflected in comparable properties. The tribunal determined a rate of £185/m2 was appropriate, resulting in an allowed-in-part outcome with RV reduced to £67,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Entertainer (Amersham) Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Zoning or layout
Comparable assessments (tone)
Valuation method

Evidence: Settled assessments, Photographs
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 13 June 2024

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