Tribunals · Coventry City Council · 2017 rating list

41 CITY ARCADE, CV1 3HX

Shop and premises Decided 23 June 2025 CHG101131270 GL Hearn Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV—£75/m²

Ratepayer sought£80,500

VO conceded first£176,000

Tribunal decided£176,000£70/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

Argos Limited appealed the 2017 rating list valuation of £189,000 at City Arcade, Coventry, seeking reduction to £80,500 (£32/m2) on grounds of defective valuation method. The Valuation Officer had conceded to £176,000 (£70/m2) at the check/challenge stage. The tribunal found comparable evidence from other large retail stores in Coventry's Lower Precinct (valued at £100-110/m2) supported the £70/m2 tone as reasonable given the subject property's inferior location within a declining shopping centre, despite the appellant's reliance on a single Burton-on-Trent store. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence warranting reduction beyond the conceded figure.

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