Tribunals · Rossendale Borough Council · 2017 rating list

OFFICES AT, STUBBINS VALE ROAD, RAMSBOTTOM, BL0 0NP

Factory and premises; offices and premises Decided 2 December 2024 CHG101068694 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.
Original RV£96,500
Ratepayer sought£109,000
VO conceded first£129,000
Tribunal decided£112,000£9/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 2 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought merger of two separate hereditaments (factory and offices) divided by a public road but connected by a canopy housing a sprinkler system. The tribunal held that the geographic test under Mazars was met: the buildings were contiguous with intercommunication via the sprinkler pipes serving both buildings, and the canopy already formed part of the factory assessment. The tribunal allowed the appeal and determined a single valuation of £112,000 RV for the merged hereditament with effect from 15 February 2021, based on an agreed unadjusted rate of £9.00/m² with a 10% split site allowance and 5% access allowance.

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

Grounds argued

  • Split or merge the assessment · decisive
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Woolway v Mazars; FC Brown v Hopkins VO; Roberts v Backhouse Jones Ltd
Hearing
8 August 2024

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