Tribunals · West Northamptonshire Council · 2017 rating list

Kia Motors, Fortune Close, NN3 9HZ

Car showroom and premises Decided 11 October 2024 CHG101087313 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£90,000£145/m²

Ratepayer sought£56,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£90,000£145/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 challenged the rateable value of £90,000 at the subject property, proposing a reduction to £56,000 based on a lower main space rate of £90/m² instead of the assessed £145/m². The tribunal applied the principles from Lotus and Delta v Culverwell and found that the comparable evidence presented by the Valuation Officer—three purpose-built car showrooms in similar locations with the same £145/m² rate—demonstrated an established market tone. The tribunal rejected the appellant's comparables (a converted industrial unit at a different location and a premium flagship showroom of significantly larger size) as unreliable indicators and dismissed the appeal, confirming the RV at £90,000 with effect from 1 April 2017.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Spirit Motor Holdings Limited, represented.