Tribunals · Maldon District Council · 2017 rating list

2/6 DEVONSHIRE ROAD, BURNHAM ON CROUCH, CM0 8BH

Shop and Premises Decided 11 May 2021 CHG100177077 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£21,500

Ratepayer sought£15,750

VO conceded first£17,500−19% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£17,500£155/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, a retailer, challenged the £17,500 RV assessment of a triple retail unit on Devonshire Road, arguing for a reduction to £15,750 RV based on £140/m2 tone, citing rental evidence from comparables on High Street and Station Road that suggested lower values. The tribunal placed primary weight on rental evidence from 6/8 Station Road (£154.49/m2, a lease renewal close to the appeal property) and evidence from other Station Road properties, finding that these did not demonstrate the £155/m2 adopted in the assessment to be unreasonable. The appeal was dismissed as insufficient evidence demonstrated the assessment was unreasonable.

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

Grounds argued

Rental evidence
Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council [1976]; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing: 15 April 2021

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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