Tribunals · Medway Council · 2017 rating list

10, Saracen Close, Gillingham Business Park, ME8 0PY

Warehouse and premises Decided 8 July 2025 CHG100963779 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£58,000£65/m²

Ratepayer sought£53,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£53,500£60/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 warehouse unit on Gillingham Business Park from £58,000 (£65 per m2) to £53,500 (£60 per m2), relying on rental evidence and comparable assessments. The Valuation Officer defended the higher valuation based on rental evidence. The tribunal found that the agreement to reduce 4 Saracen Close from £65 to £60 per m2—a property scheduled by the Valuation Officer as a comparable and assessed at the same price per m2 as the subject property—provided the most persuasive evidence, supported by rental analysis of Unit 6 Chieftain Close at £57.34 per m2. The tribunal allowed the appeal, finding the weight of evidence supported £60 per m2.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Stockroom (Kent) Limited, represented.