Tribunals · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Hangar SE46, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, Staverton, GL51 6SP

Hangar and premises Decided 8 March 2021 CHG100080056 James Cooper

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV—£53.91/m²

Ratepayer sought£13,450

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided—£52.56/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 challenged the rateable value of an unheated hangar constructed in 2015, proposing £13,450 (£25/m2) based on comparable hangar assessments at the airport. The tribunal found the actual rent of £30,000 from December 2015 (adjusted to £28,500 to reflect Schedule 6 requirements) to be the best and most reliable evidence, as it was close to the antecedent valuation date and supported the assessed value of £28,250 (£52.56/m2). While the tribunal acknowledged concerns about the Valuation Officer's records regarding comparable properties, it found the rental evidence more compelling than the questionable comparable assessments, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Aeros Global Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence · decisive
Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta Ltd v Culverwell
Hearing: 18 February 2021

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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