Tribunals · Brentwood Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Countryside House, The Drive, CM13 3AT

Office building and premises Decided 13 September 2023 CHG100731610 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£750,000£215/m²

Ratepayer sought£580,000

VO conceded first£615,000−18% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£615,000£180/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 argued that the appeal property should be valued at £170 psm (RV £580,000) based on comparable evidence from Canon House, which was valued at £175 psm despite being more modern. The tribunal found that the comparison was not like-for-like because Canon House's carparking had been separately assessed in 2017, whereas it was included in the subject property's RV. The tribunal dismissed the appeal as the appellant had not discharged the burden of proof that the RV of £615,000 was unreasonable.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Countryside Properties UK Ltd, represented.