Tribunals · Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · 2023 rating list

J NIXON LTD, PORTRACK GRANGE ROAD, TS18 2PH

Warehouse and premises Decided 23 July 2026 CHG101274625 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.
Original RV£68,000£31.63/m²
Ratepayer sought£40,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£45,750£20/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the RV of £68,000 (£31.63 psm) in the 2023 rating list, proposing £40,000 (£17 psm) based on comparable properties in age-specific schemes. The Tribunal found the original RV unreasonable but rejected the appellant's proposed figure. The Tribunal determined an RV of £45,750 (£20 psm), positioning the subject property between older comparable properties at £17 psm and newer superior properties at higher rates, as an intermediate valuation reflecting the property's characteristics and comparable evidence.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was John Nixon Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, tone_of_list_comparables, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
24 June 2026

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