Interesting FOI Request

Northlakes

This FOI request has been spotted.

Billing authorities have a statutory duty to notify valuation
officers and listing officers where they believe changes may be required to a rating or valuation list. In the case of Business Rates the Valuation Office Rating
Manual Volume 5 suggests thus

"In some cases whilst there is no provision for parking charges,
the
operator rigidly applies a policy of penalty charges to anyone who
overstays their free parking period. Where a significant income is
generated from this source, there is a presumption of value; how
much will depend on the facts.

Penalty charges may be levied by car park operators. In most cases, penalty charges should be considered to be part of the Gross
Receipts."


Looks like what the Valuation Office is stating is that incidental ticketing may be insufficient income to alter the value for business rating purposes but where significant income is derived from penalty or contractual charges could have an effect on the rating valuation of a car park. So retailers beware! We manage your car park for free may not be strictly true.

Ivor_Pecheque

OOOh,I do so hope they are paying the correctamount of tax/rates :-)

bazster

I don't understand, what's the FOI request about? The rating manual is in the public domain:

http://manuals.voa.gov.uk/corporate/publications/Manuals/RatingManual/RatingManualVolume5/toc.html

Northlakes

It relates to a PE car park where no Advertisement Consent or planning permission has been applied for and whilst the planning office knew about they did nothing, which can have consequences as far as the rating valuation. This should be notified to the valuation office by the billing authority.

g0wfv

Interesting ...

I have no idea what this means, but feel I should! Something else PE are overlooking perhaps?

hoohoo

g0wfv wrote: »

Interesting ...

I have no idea what this means, but feel I should! Something else PE are overlooking perhaps?

I have no doubt PE are fully aware of this. It is something the landowners are overlooking, and that PE hopes they will not find out about until too late.

g0wfv

I can sense another letter brewing that I shall send to the landowner of the PE site the driver of my partner's vehicle has been pinged at.

Thanks for the "heads up" Northlakes!

fil_cad

Ivor_Pecheque wrote: »

OOOh,I do so hope they are paying the correctamount of tax/rates :-)

Pay correct HAAAAAA HAAAAAA HAAA!!!! Tax/Rates, i have just nearly choked on my peanuts.