Tribunals · Peterborough City Council · 2017 rating list

Bgl Group Ltd, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Orton Southgate, PE2 6YS

Offices and premises Decided 2 June 2025 CHG101146658 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£1,050,000£95/m²
Ratepayer sought£885,000
VO conceded first£945,000−10% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£945,000£95/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 to increase the end allowance for a split site from 5% to 10%, arguing the property comprised two distinct buildings with poor layout and was much larger than comparable properties cited. The tribunal found the appellant's comparable properties were mostly 60-70m2 in area (less than 1% of the appeal property's size) and therefore not comparable, with no clear explanation of how their allowances related to the appeal property. The tribunal found the rating list history showed the 5% allowance was appropriate with no material change to the property to justify increase, and dismissed the appeal.

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

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Zoning or layout
Evidence
Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) [1976] RA 141; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing
8 May 2025

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