Tribunals · Carlisle City Council · 2017 rating list

Lookers Vans And Vw Showroom, Site 18B, CA1 2UR

Car showroom and premises Decided 17 July 2024 CHG101066592 Knight Frank - Joanne Corney

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£183,000

Ratepayer sought£157,000

VO conceded first£174,000−5% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£157,000£105/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

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.