Tribunals · Wales · Carmarthenshire · 2017 rating list

Queens Fish and Chips, Unit 4 Stradey District Centre, Maesycoed, Stradey SA15 4EB

Fish and chips shop Decided 24 May 2019 682930948457/192NV17/10 Valuation Tribunal for Wales

OutcomeAllowed in part — nobody attended for the ratepayerThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV · 2017 list£14,000£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£4,200

VO conceded first£10,750−23% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£10,750£115/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 sought a reduction from £14,000 to £4,200, arguing that the property was charged at an unfairly high rate per m2 compared to neighbouring units, that surrounding units were closed affecting footfall, and that the valuation incorrectly included non-retail floor space. The Valuation Officer conceded an error in the rent used and reduced the proposed assessment from £14,000 to £10,750 based on the adjusted rent of £10,714 and a unit value of £115/m2. The tribunal accepted the Valuation Officer's revised valuation as fair and reasonable, supported by the rental evidence, and allowed the appeal only to the extent of the officer's concession.

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