Tribunals · Hartlepool Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Rubicon Pastimes, 12-25 The Front, TS25 1BS

Amusement arcade and premises Decided 2 October 2024 CHG101062206 Bell & Bell

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

Original RV£95,500£60/m²

Ratepayer sought£34,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£85,500£48.81/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 challenged the RV of £95,500, proposing £34,250 based on a zoned valuation approach consistent with the 2010 list. The tribunal rejected the zoning method, confirming that amusement arcades in the 2017 list are valued on an overall basis. The tribunal adopted £85,500 applying a 33% allowance for ongoing building works, a 10% allowance for fragmentation, and a 10% allowance for quantum, finding this methodology and figure reasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Rubicon Pastimes Ltd, represented.