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Hill Green Farm, Livery Stable, Hemp Lane, Hemp Lane, HP23 6HD

Stables and premises Decided 20 November 2020 CHG100079506 Marriott Brown Ltd

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£23,250
Ratepayer sought£9,250
VO conceded first£16,500−29% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£8,750from 26 Nov 2017

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the RV of £23,250 as excessive, arguing for a 15% allowance for footpaths splitting the site, contending the indoor school had no commercial value due to planning restrictions, and disputing the storage land valuation. The tribunal allowed the appeal, accepting a 15% footpath allowance (higher than the 5% originally given) due to heavy pedestrian and cyclist use creating genuine disadvantages for the livery business, and adopting the appellant's valuations for the storage land (predominantly muck heap). The tribunal determined a revised RV of £8,750 effective from 26 November 2017.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Hill Farm Livery Stables, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Other
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO)
Hearing
10 November 2020

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