Blue Bell Inn, 53 Fossgate, YO1 9TF
Public house and premises Decided 11 March 2026 CHG101354832 Pubs Advisory Service Ltd - Chris Wright
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought a reduced RV of £15,000 based on claimed overtrading and wet sales of £175,000, but provided no substantiation. The tribunal found the VO's Fair Maintainable Trade assessment of £293,000 (wet sales) was supported by actual trade figures, and that the 8.73% percentage applied was reasonable and towards the lower range to reflect the property's disabilities such as age. The tribunal concluded the existing RV of £25,600 was reasonable and dismissed the appeal.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.
Grounds argued
- Trading receipts (pubs, hotels)
- Valuation method · decisive
- Evidence
- Trading accounts, Settled assessments
- Cases cited
- Dennett v Crisp (VO) [2013] UKUT 035; Brunning & Price Ltd v Wynn-Cowell (VO) LT 2007 RA/25/2005; Jack in the Green v Buckley (VO) 110516875401/537N10; Wishart v Hulse (VO) [2018] UKUT 0224 (LC)
- Hearing
- 19 February 2026
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