Important Dates
Valuation Office Issue Proposed Valuation Certificates
15th March 2019

Valuation Office issue Final Valuation Certificates
10th September 2019

Valuation List Published
17th September 2019

Valuation Office Clinics in County Wicklow
24th & 25th September 2019

Final Date for Appeals to the Valuation Tribunal
14th October 2019

Date on which new valuations take effect for rates purposes
1st January 2020
 

Final Valuation Certificates

The Valuation Office has now completed the revaluation of all commercial properties in County Wicklow and will begin issuing Final Valuation Certificates to all ratepayers from 10th September, 2019. The new valuations will take effect for rates purposes from 1st January, 2020.  Please be aware that the Valuation (NAV) on the Final Valuation Certificate is NOT your rates liability but is a statement of the proposed valuation on which rates will be calculated from 1st January 2020.

The new Valuation List for Wicklow will be published on 17th September, 2019 and from that date will be available to view on the Valuation Office website www.valoff.ie .

Estimate of Rates Liability 2020

The amount of commercial rates payable in any year by a business is calculated by multiplying the valuation of the property, known as the Net Annual Value (NAV) by an Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV).  The NAV provided by the Valuation Office and can be found on your Final Valuation Certificate. The ARV is set by the Local Authority and current indications are that the ARV for 2020 could be 0.228. Therefore, in order to calculate your likely rates liability for 2020 you should multiply the valuation by the Indicative ARV of 0.228.

Example:              NAV on Final Valuation Certificate: €10,000

                               Indicative ARV: 0.228

                               Likely Rates for 2020: €10,000 x 0.228 = €2,280

Please note that the ARV of 0.228 is an indicative figure set by Wicklow County Council to provide ratepayers with an estimation of what their 2020 rates liability may be and could be subject to change during the Council Budget process in November 2019. 

Valuation Office Clinics

The Valuations Office intends to hold 'Walk In' Clinics in Bray and Wicklow Town from 10am to 4pm on the following dates:

Bray Municipal District, Civic Offices, Main Street, Bray – Tuesday September 24th.   

Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow Town –Wednesday September 25th.

Valuation Office staff will be present in both locations to answer queries relating to the Final Valuation Certificates. No appointment will be necessary. Ratepayers attending the clinics are asked to bring their Final Valuation Certificate along with them.

Appeals

Any ratepayer who is dissatisfied with any material aspect of their Valuation Certificate can appeal the valuation to the independent Valuation Tribunal within 28 days of the publication of the new Valuation List i.e. up until 14th October. Please note there is a fee charged for submitting an appeal to the Tribunal. Full details on how to make an appeal can be found on the website www.valuationtribunal.ie.

Further Information

Further information on the Revaluation Process is available from the Valuation Office.

Website: www.valoff.ie. Phone: (01) 8171033 or Lo-Call (1890) 531 431 or Email: Reval2019@valoff.ie.

                                       Commercial Minor Building Works Frameworks

                                                         Public Service Bodies

The Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) has published a Framework for Public Service Bodies to procure Commercial Minor Building Works.

The LGOPC will carry out a competition to appoint Contractors to the Framework. Public Service Bodies will then run competitions with the Contractors in their area to procure MINOR BUILDING WORKS.

To access the Framework documentation, please ensure you register on the Office of Government Procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie.

Should you wish to find out more about the Framework, please contact the LGOPC Helpdesk at 076 1064020 or by email at eproc@kerrycoco.ie.

Name of Framework             Publishing                Closing              Publishing

                                                  Date                          Date                   Website

Appointment to                      15.00                    15.00                      www.etenders.gov.ie 

a Multi-party                           29th Aug              1st Nov 

Framework                              2019                      2019                                        

Agreement for               

Minor Building Works -                              

Commercial

Public Service Bodies

                            NOTICE PUBLISHING COMMENCEMENT OF AUDIT

                                                 WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

 Notice is hereby given that the audit of the accounts of the above named local government organisation for the financial year ended on the 31st day of December, 2018 will be commenced by Mr Daragh McMahon, Local Government Auditor, on 7th day of  August 2019.

In accordance with article 17 of the Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations 2014, objections to any matter or matters contained in the said several accounts will be considered by the Local Government Auditor during the audit.

Written notice of any proposed objection, setting out the relevant particulars and grounds on which it is to be made, should be sent to the above Local Government Auditor at Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Wicklow, Co Wicklow within ten days of the commencement of the audit.

The annual financial statement will be available during office hours for the inspection of all persons for a period of seven days before the commencement of the audit.

Dated this      31st day of July 2019

Frank Curran

Chief Executive

Wicklow County Council

                          NOTICE PUBLISHING COMMENCEMENT OF AUDIT

                                           WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given that the audit of the accounts of the above named local government organisation for the financial year ended on the 31st day of December, 2017 will be commenced by Mr Daragh McMahon, Local Government Auditor, on 7th day of  August 2018.

In accordance with article 17 of the Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations 2014, objections to any matter or matters contained in the said several accounts will be considered by the Local Government Auditor during the audit.

Written notice of any proposed objection, setting out the relevant particulars and grounds on which it is to be made, should be sent to the above Local Government Auditor at Wicklow County Council, County Buildings, Wicklow, Co Wicklow within ten days of the commencement of the audit.

The annual financial statement will be available during office hours for the inspection of all persons for a period of seven days before the commencement of the audit.

Dated this      18th day of July 2018

Frank Curran

Chief Executive

Wicklow County Council

Notice of Consideration of Setting a Local Adjustment Factor

The Finance(Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Tax for their administrative area by a percentage known as the local adjustment factor.  At the meeting set by Wicklow County Council to consider this matter, the members may set a local adjustment factor within the range of +/- 15% of the basic rate, or, may decide, not to adjust the basic rate.

Wicklow County Council will meet in September 2018 to consider the setting of a local adjustment factor.

Wicklow County Council welcomes written submissions from the public on this matter specifically covering the potential effects of varying the basic rate of the Local Property Tax on businesses, individuals and on local authority services,

Submissions must be received by 12 noon on 24th August 2018 and be sent to:

LPT Consultation

c/o Finance Department

Wicklow County Council

County Buildings

Wicklow Town

Or

Email the following: lptconsult@wicklowcoco.ie

Signed: Frank Curran

Chief Executive

Wicklow County Council

Dated: 11th July 2018