Gregory Turner and Louanne Turner (Appellants) and The Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland (Respondent)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Mr O'Neill |
| Neutral Citation | NIVT 19/22E |
| Date | 16 December 2022 |
| Court | Valuation Tribunal (NI) |
NORTHERN IRELAND VALUATION TRIBUNAL
THE RATES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1977 (AS AMENDED) AND THE
VALUATION TRIBUNAL RULES (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2007 (AS AMENDED)
CASE REFERENCE NUMBER: 19/22
GREGORY TURNER AND LOUANNE TURNER– APPELLANT
AND
COMMISSIONER OF VALUATION FOR NORTHERN IRELAND -RESPONDENT
Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal
Chairman: Mr Charles O’Neill
Members: Mr Hugh McCormick and Ms Noreen Wright
Date of hearing: 16 December 2022, Belfast
DECISION
The unanimous decision of the tribunal is that the decision on appeal of the Commissioner of
Valuation for Northern Ireland is upheld, and the appellant’s appeal is dismissed.
REASONS
Introduction
1. This is a reference under Article 54 of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order
1977 as amended (“the 1977 Order”). This matter was listed for hearing on 16
December 2022. There were no appearances in this matter, both parties being
content that the matter be dealt with based on the written submissions.
2. This appeal is in respect of the valuation of a property situated at 12 Market
Court, Ballycastle, County Antrim, BT54 6FB (the subject property).
The Law
3. The statutory provisions are to be found in the 1977 Order as amended by the
Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (“the 2006 Order”). The
tribunal does not intend in this decision to set out the statutory provisions of
article 8 of the 2006 Order, which amended article 39 of the 1977 Order as
regards the basis of valuation, as these provisions have been fully set out in
earlier decisions of this tribunal.
The Evidence
4. The tribunal heard no oral evidence. The tribunal had before it the following
documents:
a) The Commissioner’s Decision issued on 8 September 2022;
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