Tribunals · Waverley Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Barons Hindhead Ltd, Barons Of Hindhead, GU26 6AE

Car showroom and premises Decided 14 January 2026 CHG101064250 Knight Frank - Rating/Knight Frank – William Secrett

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£257,500£170/m²

Ratepayer sought£166,000

VO conceded first£200,000−22% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£166,000£100/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 challenged a rateable value of £200,000 for a car showroom and premises in Hindhead, arguing for £166,000, citing the major change caused by the Hindhead Tunnel opening in 2011 which bypassed the property and reduced passing traffic. The tribunal accepted the appellant's valuation based on comparable car showroom assessments, adopting £100/m2 (rather than the VO's £135/m2) and allowing a 10% quantum adjustment for the property being oversized for its secondary rural location.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was GROUP1 AUTOMOTIVE LTD, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence
Comparable assessments (tone)
Change of circumstances
Quantum or end allowance

Change of circumstances: Hindhead Tunnel bypass
Evidence: Settled assessments
Hearing: 12 January 2026

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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