Tribunals · Wales · Wrexham · 2017 rating list

30-32, King Street, Wrexham, LL11 1HF

Social Club (valued as Retail Unit) Decided 25 November 2019 695533371638/285NV17/7 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV · 2017 list—£190/m²

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£16,250from 10 Mar 2019

Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought to change the property description from betting shop to social club with effect from 10 March 2019, arguing the £27/m² rating was more appropriate than the VO's £190/m² retail valuation. The Valuation Officer contended the physical location was a retail unit with minimal alterations that did not change its fundamental character, and applied the relevant statutory valuation approach. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that while the property was occupied and used as a social club, a hypothetical tenant would regard it as a retail unit; the alterations were minimal and reversible; and the VO's comparable evidence and £/m² rate for retail premises in the locality was appropriate.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Magnet Club, unrepresented.