Tribunals · Nottingham City Council · 2017 rating list

Bristol Street Motors, Car Dealership Corner Of Quorn Road, NG5 1EA

Car showroom and premises Decided 20 October 2025 CHG101061280 Knight Frank - Joanne Corney/Knight Frank – William Secrett

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£239,000£115/m²

Ratepayer sought£174,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£174,000£80/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 contended that the rateable value of £239,000 (at £115/m²) was excessive for a car showroom located outside Nottingham's prime Lenton Lane cluster. The appellant argued for £174,000 (£80/m²), supported by the actual lease rent of £170,000 effective six months before the antecedent valuation date. The tribunal found the lease rent provided the most reliable indicator of value at the valuation date and agreed the subject property was comparable to other dealerships assessed at £80/m², allowing the appeal and reducing the RV to £174,000 with effect from 1 April 2017.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vertu Motors PLC, represented.