Tribunals · Middlesbrough Borough Council

Unit B, Vertex, Grange Road, Grange Road, TS1 2LR

Retail units with flats above Decided 19 June 2026 VT00034269

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV—

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided—from 1 Feb 2026

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 4 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant company contested the billing authority's completion notice setting the completion date as 1 January 2026, arguing the properties could not be completed by that date due to the required fire suppression system installation and other works. The tribunal found that whilst the fire suppression system would take 15 weeks to design, manufacture and install, this was not part of the building's structural completion. The tribunal determined that only minor works (plastering and floor topcout) remained for structural completion and that one month was insufficient to account for Christmas and New Year holidays when tradespeople typically take two weeks off. Accordingly, the tribunal amended the completion date to 1 February 2026.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was JOMAST LEISURE & PROPERTY LIMITED, represented.