6,, SHELDON WAY,, LARKFIELD,, LARKFIELD,, ME20 6SE
Warehouse and premises Decided 7 January 2021 CHG100090180 Ryan
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 4 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Unit 6, Sheldon Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6SE). Every property is listed below.
The 4 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4, Sheldon Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6SE | £115,000 | — | £107,000 | Allowed |
| Unit 6, Sheldon Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6SEThis appeal | £137,000 | — | £128,000 | Allowed |
| Unit 7, Sheldon Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6SE | £186,000 | — | £174,000 | Allowed |
| Unit 12, Sheldon Way, Larkfield, Aylesford, Kent ME20 6SE | £118,000 | — | £110,000 | Allowed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellants challenged the rateable values of four industrial warehouse units in Sheldon Way as too high. The main evidence was the rent passing on Unit 4 (£130,292 pa, analysed as £56.00/m2), which was close to the antecedent valuation date and represented a new letting. The tribunal preferred this evidence over the valuation officer's comparable properties from different valuation schemes and locations, finding the actual rent for the subject property to be the best evidence. The tribunal allowed the appeals and reduced all four units using the rental evidence analysis proportionally applied to each size band.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was B and W Engineering Services Ltd / BOMAG Great Britain Ltd / LC Designs Co Ltd / Shakespeare Transport Ltd, 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
- 8 December 2020
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