Tribunals · Wales · Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2017 rating list

Public House and Premises, Gadlys Arms, Bridge Street, Aberdare, CF44 8EU

Public House and Premises Decided 2 March 2020 VTW-1607 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV · 2017 list£11,500

Ratepayer sought£5,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£11,500from 1 Dec 2017

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 challenged the rateable value of the public house, arguing that a material change of circumstances had occurred as at 1 December 2017, citing reduced trade due to supermarket competition, local industrial closures, and changes in social habits. The Valuation Officer contended that the events cited were merely changes in the wider economy and consumer habits rather than a specific major event qualifying as a material change of circumstances, and that the property's trade information supported the original valuation. The tribunal accepted the Valuation Officer's position, finding that no specific major event had been identified affecting the property's open market rental value as at the material day, and dismissed the appeal.

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