Tribunals · Leeds City Council · 2023 rating list

Mamas Pizzeria, 384 Dewsbury Road, LS11 7JX

Shop and premises Decided 3 September 2025 CHG101236295

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£13,500£189.24/m²

Ratepayer sought£4,250

VO conceded first£11,250−17% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£11,250£200/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, a long-standing tenant occupant, challenged the 2023 rating list valuation seeking a reduction from £13,500 to £4,250, arguing the property should be valued at £75/m² based on his current rent of £4,250 (unchanged since 2013) and comparable rents in the parade. The Tribunal found the appellant's rental comparables unreliable as they were agreed many years before the antecedent valuation date of 1 April 2021, and dismissed the appeal, confirming the Valuation Officer's reduced valuation of £11,250 (£200/m²) which was supported by more contemporaneous rental evidence from the wider locality averaging £240/m².

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