Tribunals · Chelmsford City Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT 25, 35 THE MEADOWS, CM2 6FD

Ground floor retail unit Decided 7 March 2023 CHG100617057 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£46,250£675/m²
Ratepayer sought£40,500
VO conceded first£44,500−4% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£44,500£650/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 retail food company, sought a reduction of the rateable value from £44,500 (unadjusted rate £650/m2) to £40,500 (unadjusted rate £590/m2) based on rental evidence from the property and comparable units within the shopping centre. The tribunal found that rental evidence from Units 4, 28, 26 and 9, which were closer to the antecedent valuation date, provided strong support for the adopted rate of £650/m2, particularly Unit 4 which analysed just below this rate. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant had not discharged the burden of proving the valuation was excessive.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was JG Foods Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Rental evidence
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
28 February 2023

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