Tribunals · Newcastle City Council · 2023 rating list

91-97 Northumberland Street, NE1 7AG

Shop and premises Decided 22 April 2026 CHG101221844 CBRE - Jacob Dench

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£215,000£1425/m²

Ratepayer sought£154,000

VO conceded first£184,000−14% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£154,000£1050/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 (Sainsbury's) challenged the rateable value of its supermarket on Northumberland Street, Newcastle. The original RV of £215,000 (£1,425/m²) was challenged, with the Valuation Officer conceding to £184,000 (£1,250/m²). The tribunal found that the subject property's location and characteristics were comparable to adjacent units at 99 and 111 Northumberland Street, both valued at £1,050/m². The tribunal adopted the lower zone A rate of £1,050/m² with a 10% size allowance, resulting in an RV of £154,000, allowing the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, represented.