Tribunals · Hartlepool Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Bristol Street Motors, Bristol Street Motors, TS25 1HT

Car showroom and premises Decided 20 February 2025 CHG101077364 Knight Frank - Joanne Corney

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£78,000£65/m²

Ratepayer sought£66,000

VO conceded first£72,000−8% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£72,000£60/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 to reduce the price per m² from £65/m² (RV £78,000) to £55/m² (RV £66,000), arguing the property in a secondary location should remain at 2010 list rates and that the car showroom market had been adversely affected by internet sales. The tribunal found that comparable car showroom assessments in the area had been increased between the 2010 and 2017 lists (and not all had been challenged or reduced), and that the VO had provided more factual evidence of market recovery and sustained investment, making £60/m² (RV £72,000) reasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Vertu Motors Plc, represented.