Tribunals · Lichfield District Council · 2017 rating list

Bristol Street Motors, Eastern Avenue, WS13 7SA

Car showroom and premises Decided 11 December 2024 CHG101095563 Knight Frank - Joanne Corney

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£136,000£115/m²

Ratepayer sought£76,500

VO conceded first£113,000−17% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£100,000£83.5/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 rateable value of £76,500 based on a tone of value for main space of £68.50 per m², relying on passing rental evidence agreed in 2012. The tribunal determined that the passing rent was too remote in time from the antecedent valuation date (1 April 2015) and accepted the comparable assessment of AFG Lichfield in Lichfield (tone £83.50 per m²) as the best evidence. The tribunal allowed the appeal in part, determining the correct RV was £100,000, which reflected a tone of value for main space of £83.50 per m² with a 5% allowance for access/layout rather than the respondent's 2.5%.

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

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Quantum or end allowance

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
Hearing: 18 November 2024

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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