Tribunals · Leeds City Council · 2023 rating list

Unit 1a, Sovereign House, Butterley Street, Butterley Street, LS10 1AW

Units and premises Decided 23 December 2025 VT00030041

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£6,800
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£6,800from 31 Mar 2023

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion and re-merger of two adjacent units which had undergone reconstruction works from November 2022 to March 2023, relying on Newbigin v Monk principles. However, the tribunal found it was statutorily unable to amend the 2017 rating list because the checks had been submitted after the list closed on 25 October 2024, preventing alteration under Regulation 5A. The tribunal was therefore unable to amend the transitional certificates and dismissed the appeals.

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

Grounds argued

  • Split or merge the assessment
  • Validity of the proposal · decisive
Evidence
None from the ratepayer
Cases cited
Newbigin v Monk
Hearing
17 December 2025

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