Tribunals · Hartlepool Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Peugeot South Cleveland Garages, Brenda Road, TS25 1PE

Car showroom and premises Decided 27 January 2025 CHG101119488 Lambert Smith Hampton - M Oates

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

Original RV£53,500

Ratepayer sought£45,750

VO conceded first£49,750−7% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£49,750£65/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 argued that the rateable value should be reduced to £45,750, proposing a main space rate of £60/m2 based on the stagnant car showroom market, particularly at secondary sites, and reduced rates at beacon sites such as Silverlink and Preston Farm. The tribunal dismissed the appeal and confirmed the RV at £49,750 with a main space rate of £65/m2, finding that comparable assessments at H Tones & Son and Bristol Street Motors, both located on the same road as the subject property, supported the valuation of £65/m2 as reasonable.

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