Tribunals · Wiltshire Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT 23, DUNKIRK BUSINESS PARK, Frome Road, Frome Road, BA14 9NL

Warehouse and premises Decided 30 August 2022 CHG100112902 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£36,750£50/m²

Ratepayer sought£26,500

VO conceded first£29,500−20% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£29,500£50/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 sought a reduction from £36,750 to £26,500 RV, arguing that the rent passing on the subject property at £31,000 pa (analysed at £44.59-£45.00 per m²) was the primary evidence of value. The tribunal accepted that passing rent was a starting point but found it was not sufficiently reliable due to uncertainties over rent-free incentives and compensation for tenant works. The tribunal preferred the VO's comparable property evidence from five similar industrial units in Wiltshire with analysed rents supporting a £50.00 per m² rate, and dismissed the appeal as the appellant had not provided contrasting rental or assessment evidence.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Automation Clinic, represented.