Tribunals · Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

FERGUSON POLYCOM VICTORIA MILL, DRURY LANE, CHADDERTON,, CHADDERTON,, OL9 7PH

Factory and premises Decided 22 October 2024 CHG100881566 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£184,000£31.5/m²

Ratepayer sought£105,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£132,000£26/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 for a reduced rateable value of £105,000 based on a tone of £22.39/m² for the newer part and £15.40/m² for the older part, plus a 10% access allowance and 10% layout allowance, and exclusion of the fire protection system. The Valuation Officer defended £184,000 based on £31.50/m². The tribunal allowed the appeal in part, adopting a main-space price of £26/m² (less than the VO's comparable properties built in the 1980s but more than the appellant's older comparables), awarding a 5% access allowance (confirming the VO's position) and 5% layout allowance, and excluding the fire protection system as it served the manufacturing process rather than building protection. The resultant RV was £132,000.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Fothergill Engineered Fabrics Ltd, represented.