Tribunals · Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Unit 2, 12-16 Town Road, ST1 2JQ

Commercial units Decided 24 April 2025 VT00026722

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV—
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided—from 11 Oct 2024

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 6 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant company contended that six commercial units at Town Road, Stoke-on-Trent could not reasonably be completed by the completion date of 11 October 2024 specified in the notices served on 10 October 2024, citing outstanding works including lack of electric meters, unfinished communal areas, and planning restrictions. The tribunal found the units were substantially complete with only minor cosmetic works and utilities connection outstanding, and considered it reasonable to expect these remaining works to be completed within one day, applying the principle from London Merchant Securities that delays in obtaining approvals should be excluded from consideration.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Mahwan Properties Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Effective date · decisive
Evidence
Photographs, None from the ratepayer
Cases cited
London Merchant Securities plc and Trendworthy Two Ltd v. Islington London Borough Council
Hearing
25 March 2025

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