Tribunals · Mansfield District Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT 3 QUEENS COURT FLETCHERS WAY, FLETCHERS WAY, FOREST TOWN, FOREST TOWN, NG19 0FN

Workshop and premises Decided 12 May 2021 CHG100122672 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£37,250£40/m²

Ratepayer sought£32,250

VO conceded first£35,500−5% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£35,500£38/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's rateable value was excessive and sought a reduction to £32,250 RV (£34.50/m²), relying primarily on the subject property's December 2015 rent of £32,500 pa. The Valuation Officer contended that £38.00/m² was reasonable based on a broader basket of comparable rents. The tribunal found that while the rent on the appeal property was the correct starting point under Lotus and Delta v Culverwell, the wider comparable evidence supported £38.00/m², which was not unreasonable and reflected the property's size and age relative to similar industrial properties in the same locality and valuation scheme. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant failed to produce sufficient evidence to justify the claimed reduction.

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