Tribunals · Hartlepool Borough Council · 2017 rating list

12-25 The Front, Seaton Carew, TS25 1BS

Amusement arcade and premises Decided 2 October 2024 CHG101146339 Bell & Bell

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

Original RV£128,000

Ratepayer sought£62,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£107,000£50/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 appeal property should be valued as a Family Entertainment Centre rather than an amusement arcade, and that the valuation failed to account for its poorer location compared to comparable properties, resulting in a proposed RV of £62,500. The tribunal agreed the property was in a poorer location than comparables but rejected the appellant's proposed rate of £35.00/m², instead adopting a reduced rate of £50.00/m² with allowances for unit split and quantum, resulting in a confirmed RV of £107,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Rubicon Pastimes Ltd, represented.