Tribunals · Ipswich Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Scs, 20A The Sandlings, IP3 9SN

Retail warehouse and premises Decided 18 May 2023 CHG100780187 Lambert Smith Hampton - Birmingham CCA

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£171,000£190/m²

Ratepayer sought£143,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£171,000£190/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 to reduce the rateable value from £171,000 to £143,000 based on a proposed basic price of £152.50/m², arguing that comparable rental evidence did not support the valuation officer's figure of £190/m². The tribunal found that the evidence did not discharge the burden on the appellant to prove the case, and was persuaded that the tone of £190/m² was reasonable by reference to comparable assessments of nearby retail warehouse units on the same retail park, particularly 22 and 28 The Sandlings. The appeal was dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was A Share and Sons Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence
Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Quantum or end allowance

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing: 5 May 2023

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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