Tribunals · Medway Council · 2017 rating list

BERTH NO 5, SOUTHSIDE THREE, CHATHAM DOCKYARD, ME4 4SR

Land and premises with access to waters - Dock Decided 8 March 2024 CHG100774879 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

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

Original RV£43,250£250/m²

Ratepayer sought£16,750

VO conceded first£38,500−11% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£38,500£250/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 sought a reduction in the rateable value of a dock hereditament at Chatham Docks from £43,250 to £16,750, arguing for a tone of £70 per m2 based on comparable assessments at River Medway and other locations. The tribunal rejected this, finding that the subject hereditament's location in controlled, non-tidal waters behind lock gates provided a clear benefit over river-based comparables subject to tidal fluctuations, justifying the respondent's upheld value of £250 per m2 and confirming the VO's revised assessment of £38,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was European Active Projects Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Settled assessments, Photographs
Hearing: 9 February 2024

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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