Tribunals · Stratford-on-Avon District Council · 2017 rating list

Airfield Storage, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Bearley, CV37 0EX

Land used for storage and premises Decided 19 September 2025 CHG101068411 Leigh Franklin Surveyors - Mr Leigh W Franklin

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£25,250£4.5/m²

Ratepayer sought£17,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£25,250£4.5/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 contended that the rateable value was excessive and relied primarily on a licence agreement for 700m2 of the 11,128m2 site, analysed at £1.43 psm and adjusted upward by 40% and downward by 25% to reach £1.50 psm. The Valuation Officer provided assessment evidence from Long Marston Storage (comparable scheme properties valued at £4.50 psm) and Birmingham properties (valued at £7-10 psm) supporting the original valuation. The Tribunal found the licence evidence unreliable due to its limited scope and unjustified adjustments, and was satisfied that the £25,250 rateable value (£4.50 psm) was reasonable based on comparable assessment evidence in the same scheme.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Salvage Studio, represented.

Grounds argued

Rental evidence · decisive
Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing: 19 August 2025

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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