Tribunals · South Tyneside Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT C, ROLLING MILL ROAD, VIKING INDUSTRIAL PARK, NE32 3DP

Warehouse and premises Decided 13 July 2022 CHG100401708 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£76,500£41/m²

Ratepayer sought£67,000

VO conceded first£75,000−2% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£75,000£41/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 (UTS Engineering Ltd), represented by Altus Group, challenged the rateable value of a detached warehouse unit at Unit C, Rolling Mill Road, Viking Industrial Park, seeking a reduction from £76,500 to £67,000 based on a proposed rate of £36.50 per m². The Valuation Officer had reduced the assessment to £75,000 at £41.00 per m² during the challenge stage. The tribunal found that whilst the rent passing on the subject property provided a starting point, consideration of comparable rents and assessments on other similar units at Rolling Mill Road (particularly Unit D at £44.86 per m² and Unit 1 at £43.49 per m²) demonstrated that the current assessment at £41.00 per m² was reasonable and not excessive, and therefore dismissed the appeal.

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