Moy Riding School & Corr v Commissioner of Valuation
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Coghlin J,Mr Curry |
| Neutral Citation | VR/28 & 30/2000 |
| Court | Lands Tribunal (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 20 January 2006 |
LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
LANDS TRIBUNAL & COMPENSATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964
RATES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1977
IN THE MATTER OF APPEALS
VR/28 & 30/2000
BETWEEN
MOY RIDING SCHOOL LIMITED &
MARGARET AND DESMOND CORR - APPELLANTS
AND
THE COMMISSIONER OF VALUATION – RESPONDENT
Re: 131 & 131(a) Derrycaw Road, Claremont, Dungannon
Lands Tribunal
The Honourable Mr Justice Coghlin
and
Mr M R Curry FRICS IRRV MCI.Arb Hon.FIAVI
Belfast – 29th October 2004 & 7th October 2005
1. The subjects of these appeals are premises (’the premises’) that were part of an
estate known as the Argory and are leased from the National Trust. They are in a
rural area between the towns of Portadown, Armagh and Dungannon. They
comprise a private dwelling, stables, indoor and outdoor arenas, an office and tack
room, sundry buildings and land. Mr and Mrs Corr and their family (‘the Corrs’)
occupy the dwelling. There is shared use of the other parts; they are used both by
the Corrs family business, Moy Riding School Limited (‘the School’) and by the Corrs
for the family’s own horses and ponies. The appeal relates to circumstances as they
were in the year 2000 and at that time Mr Corr said, and it is not disputed, that the
family had a significant number, a total of 17 horses and ponies (‘the family’s
horses’). These are kept for the family’s own private enjoyment and hobbies,
including breeding and showing.
2. In the Valuation List the dwelling and part of the stables have been treated as a
hereditament, which was a private dwelling, occupied by the Corrs. Its valuation is
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