Tribunals · Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 1, Cross Lane, NE11 9HQ

Storage land Decided 19 December 2023 VT00018644 Heathwood Business Services Ltd

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV—£1.91/m²

Ratepayer sought£4,450

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£6,500£1.34/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 the transitional relief certificate RV of £6,500 (based on £1.34 per m²) was excessive and should be £4,450 based on lower comparative rates for similar caravan storage yards in the region. The tribunal found the analysed rents from the property's leases supported the adjusted rate of £1.34 per m², and gave greater weight to the respondent's comparable hereditaments which were closer to the appeal property and similar in character when valued as vacant storage land.

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

Grounds argued

Valuation method
Rental evidence · decisive
Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
Hearing: 29 November 2023

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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