Tribunals · North West Leicestershire District Council · 2017 rating list

UNIT 1 WILDERS WAY, DE74 2BB

Large distribution warehouse Decided 27 July 2026 CHG100896364 GL Hearn Limited/HMRC Solicitors Office - Mr Damilola Yakubu

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£4,740,000£52.5/m²
Ratepayer sought£3,760,000
VO conceded first£4,350,000−8% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£4,155,000£53.82/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

Amazon challenged the Valuation Officer's assessment of its Generation 10 large distribution warehouse designed with integrated concrete floors. The appellant argued that concrete and retrofitted resindek floors should be valued identically, applying agreed relativities from comparable properties (LTN4 and Unit 1 Robson Way). The tribunal found no evidential basis for the VO's higher relativities, accepted the appellant's comparables-based approach, but upheld the VO on the uplift for goods lifts and the valuation of staging areas as mezzanine floors rather than plant. The appeal was allowed and the assessment reduced.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Rental evidence
  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Valuation method
  • Quantum or end allowance
Evidence
Settled assessments, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell
Hearing
1 June 2026

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