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UNIT 5, NEWCOMBE DRIVE, HAWKSWORTH TRADING ESTATE, HAWKSWORTH TRADING ESTATE, SN2 1DZ

Workshop and premises Decided 21 June 2021 CHG100144294 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£80,000£35/m²
Ratepayer sought£65,500
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£80,000£35/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought a reduction in RV from £80,000 to £65,500 (£30/m2) for a workshop at Hawksworth Trading Estate, arguing that comparable properties on the same estate supported this lower tone. The tribunal found that the appellant's comparable evidence did not demonstrate the valuation scheme had been applied inconsistently; properties of similar size and age in the wider locality supported the existing £35/m2 rate, and the appellant failed to produce sufficient evidence to justify the reduction.

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

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Rents, tone_of_list_comparables
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Denton v TH White Ltd
Hearing
10 June 2021

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