Tribunals · Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council · 2023 rating list

Fitness Project Ne Ltd, N270a, NE11 0SD

Gymnasium and premises Decided 5 September 2025 CHG101190077

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

Original RV£18,500£62.5/m²

Ratepayer sought£10,000

VO conceded first£17,750−4% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£12,750£45.13/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 2023 RV of £18,500 (reduced by VO to £17,750) was excessive for a gymnasium on an industrial estate, particularly given the 2017 RV of £10,250 reflected the gymnasium use. The tribunal found that the VO's valuation improperly based comparables on industrial units rather than other gymnasiums, contrary to the principle established in Pursuit Three v Virk. The tribunal allowed the appeal in part, adopting £45.13/m² from a comparable gymnasium rather than industrial comparables, reducing the RV to £12,750.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.