Tribunals · Wales · Swansea · 2017 rating list

Ground Floor York Chambers, York Street, Swansea SA1 3LZ

Restaurant Decided 23 February 2024 685535355464/537NV17/4 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

OutcomeDismissed — nobody attended for the ratepayerThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV · 2017 list£23,500

Ratepayer sought£16,371

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£23,500£200/m²

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 £23,500, contending the base rate should be £150/m² (matching a comparable noodle bar) rather than £200/m², and that a reduced rate allowance should apply to the kitchen area. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the £200/m² tone was supported by rental evidence (£30,000pa and £31,200pa) and comparable properties in the same locality that had not been challenged, and that the open kitchen had been correctly valued at 100% of the base rate in accordance with the Rating Manual.

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