Rear Pt Unit 5, Cork Tree Way Hall Lane, London, London, E4 8JA
Car Park and Premises; Workshop and Premises; Car Showroom and Premises Decided 24 March 2021 26374500 Autohouse Associates
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 (Rear pt Unit 5 Cork Tree, Hall Lane, London). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land adj Unit 5 Cork Tree Way, Hall Lane, London E4 8JA | £4,400 | — | £4,400 | Dismissed |
| Rear pt Unit 5 Cork Tree, Hall Lane, LondonThis appeal | £78,500 | — | £78,500 | Dismissed |
| Unit 6 Cork Tree Way, Hall Lane, London | £170,000 | — | £170,000 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought to merge three separate hereditaments (land adj Unit 5, rear part Unit 5, and Unit 6 Cork Tree Way) into a single assessment at £225,000 RV, relying on claimed functional connection as a franchised car dealership and on the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) Act 2018. The tribunal found that the three units were not contiguous as required—they were separated by service/public access roads and not directly intercommunicating. Applying the Supreme Court's test in Mazars and section 64(3ZD), the tribunal concluded the statutory contiguity condition was not met and the appeals were dismissed.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Group 1 Automotive, represented.
Grounds argued
- Split or merge the assessment · decisive
- Cases cited
- Woolway (VO) v Mazars LLP [2015] UKSC 53; J Evans (VO) v RLM Packaging Ltd [2003]
- Hearing
- 25 February 2021
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