Tribunals · West Lancashire Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Ena Mill Ltd, The Courtyard, 94 Church Road, Tarleton, 94 Church Road, Tarleton, PR4 6UP

Shop and premises Decided 26 April 2024 CHG101068613 Ken Batty Chartered Surveyors - Sara

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£15,750£160/m²

Ratepayer sought£14,250

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£15,750£179.9/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 sought a reduction from £15,750 to £14,250 RV, arguing for end allowances of 15% for masonry obstructions and uneven floor levels, and 2.5% for shared access to adjoining premises. The tribunal found a rent agreed at £16,640 per annum in September 2015 (very close to the antecedent valuation date of 1 April 2015) to be compelling evidence supporting the listed RV, and determined that the appellant had failed to discharge the burden of proof with adequate evidence (photographs, comparable properties, or properly scaled plans) for the claimed allowances. The appeal was therefore dismissed and the RV confirmed at £15,750.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Ena Mill Tarleton Ltd, represented.