Tribunals · West Oxfordshire District Council · 2017 rating list

Owen Mumford, Green Lane, OX20 1JY

Workshop and premises Decided 22 August 2025 CHG100927477 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£175,000£30/m²
Ratepayer sought£85,000
VO conceded first£162,000−7% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£162,000£30/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought a reduced rateable value of £85,000 based on a main space price of £25/m² and a 30% allowance for flood risk. The tribunal found the main space price of £30/m² adopted by the Valuation Officer was appropriate, consistent with comparable properties in the same scheme, and that there was no evidence the subject property had actually been flooded to justify a flooding allowance. The appeals were dismissed.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was an individual ratepayer, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Relief or exemption
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Barnard and Barnard v Walker; Johnson Cars v Andrew Mouland; Alex Galway v Andrew Mouland
Hearing
13 August 2025

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