Lookers Vans And Vw Showroom, Site 18B, CA1 2UR
Car showroom and premises Decided 17 July 2024 CHG101066592 Knight Frank
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 2 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Benfield Vans, Auchinleck Drive, Rosehill Estate, Carlisle, CA1 2AR). Every property is listed below.
The 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookers (Nissan and Renault), Auchinleck Drive, Carlisle, CA1 2UR | £183,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 | Allowed |
| Benfield Vans, Auchinleck Drive, Rosehill Estate, Carlisle, CA1 2ARThis appeal | £188,000 | — | £163,000 | Allowed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant argued that both car showrooms lacked prominence and visibility due to their location at the end of a dead-end road, away from main thoroughfares, warranting end allowances of 10% and 5% respectively. The tribunal found that visibility and prominence are key valuation factors for car showrooms, as demonstrated by the high percentage value applied to display spaces in the standard formula. The tribunal accepted the appellant's evidence of comparable properties where similar allowances had been granted and allowed both appeals with the proposed end allowances applied.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was the ratepayer, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
- Hearing
- 24 June 2024
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