Tribunals · Norwich City Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 1A, Norwich Railway Station, NR1 1EG

Cafe and premises Decided 5 December 2024 CHG101068479 Tanner Rose - James Massey

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£95,500

Ratepayer sought£86,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£95,500from 1 Apr 2017

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 4 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the MGR (Minimum Guaranteed Rent) elements of railway station retail/café leases represented open market rent, and that turnover top-ups were tenant-specific and should be disregarded. The tribunal found that prospective tenants would factor the top-up element into rental bids, and that actual rents paid around the AVD exceeded the MGR, indicating that the passing rent more accurately reflected statutory rateable value than the MGR alone. The tribunal was not persuaded that the RVs were unreasonable and dismissed the appeals.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Select Service Partner Limited, represented.