Tribunals · Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council · 2017 rating list

121 WOODHALL LANE, AL7 3TP

Day Nursery and premises Decided 31 May 2022 CHG100185509 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£52,500£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£42,750

VO conceded first£51,000−3% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£51,000£150/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, through its representative from Altus Group, contended that the property should be valued at £125 per m² as a converted property in a poor residential location, proposing an RV of £42,750. The Valuation Officer defended the adopted price of £150 per m² with reference to rental evidence from comparable properties in the same valuation scheme. The tribunal found that the rental evidence and comparable assessments supported the £150 per m² rate, and that the property's location was not inferior to comparable properties and appeared to provide good facilities; accordingly, the appeal was dismissed and the RV of £51,000 was confirmed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Kiddie Cove Nurseries Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone)
Rental evidence

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
Hearing: 17 May 2022

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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