Unit 8 Centurion Business Park Davyfield Road, BB1 2LB
Storage pods - industrial units Decided 25 November 2022 25181598 ATL Surveys
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2010 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 3 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Unit 8 Centurion Business Park Davyfield Road, Blackburn BB1 2LB). Every property is listed below.
The 3 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2010 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 9 Centurion Business Park Davyfield Road, Blackburn BB1 2LB | — | — | £74,414 | Allowed |
| Unit 8 Centurion Business Park Davyfield Road, Blackburn BB1 2LBThis appeal | — | — | £54,358 | Agreed at hearing |
| Unit 6 Centurion Business Park Davyfield Road, Blackburn BB1 2LB | — | — | £100,060 | Agreed at hearing |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
Store First appealed against the assessment of three industrial units containing storage pods. The key issue was whether the self-storage facility should be split into individual pod hereditaments. Following the President's test case decision at Store First Barnsley establishing each pod as a separate hereditament, and applying the Telereal Trillium principle that valuation assumes a hypothetical tenant despite lack of real-world demand, the tribunal allowed the appeals and ratified the agreed valuations of £74,414 for Unit 9 (285 pods), £54,358 for Unit 8 (398 pods), and £100,060 for Unit 6 (564 pods), having regard to comparable evidence from other Store First facilities.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Store First Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Split or merge the assessment · decisive
- Validity of the proposal
- Evidence
- Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions
- Cases cited
- Telereal Trillium v Hewitt; Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 9 November 2022
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