Tribunals · Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 1 Discovery Park, Crossley Road, SK4 5DB

Store and Premises Decided 19 November 2020 CHG100046078

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£9,500£63/m²

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first£8,600−9% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£8,600£63/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the property's rateable value of £8,600 (£63/m²) was excessive and should be reduced to £28.28/m² based on comparable properties in the locality. The tribunal preferred the Valuation Officer's rental evidence from comparable industrial properties built between 2010-2016, which supported the £63/m² rate with appropriate allowances for construction quality. The tribunal found that the appellant's comparables were older properties with lower rates reflecting their age, and dismissed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, unrepresented.