Tribunals · Dartford Borough Council · 2017 rating list

COSTA COFFEE, GALLEON BOULEVARD, CROSSWAYS BUSINESS PARK, CROSSWAYS BUSINESS PARK, DA2 6QE

Café and Premises Decided 10 June 2021 CHG100076780 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£29,000

Ratepayer sought£11,500

VO conceded first£23,750−18% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£23,750£245/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 the property should be valued at £11,500 (£120psm) rather than the list entry of £23,750, contending the rent was agreed via upward-only review in 2011 and was not open market, and that comparable Lakeside Café should be the valuation basis. The tribunal rejected these arguments, finding the property's superior location (visible from main road, near Dartford Crossing roundabout) distinguished it from the Lakeside Café despite both being on the business park, and that the Crossways Mini Store was not comparable. The tribunal dismissed the appeal and confirmed the £23,750 valuation as not unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Goldex Investments Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence · decisive
Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 14 May 2021

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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