UNIT 5B, WELLINGTON PARK, WELLINGTON ROAD, DE14 2TG

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the 2023 rating list entry arguing that the base rate of £50/m² was excessive and should be reduced to £47.95/m². The appellant relied on the lease rent of the appeal property (£76,000 pa from July 2020, analysed to £47.95/m²) as the primary evidence, while the VO contended the lease was a renewal too close to the AVD and relied on a basket of comparable properties valued at £50/m² or higher. The tribunal found that the VO's comparable properties were unreliable (due to different specifications, access, storage, or timing) and that the appeal property's own rent was the strongest evidence consistent with Lotus and Delta v Culverwell principles, justifying the reduction to £47.95/m² and an RV of £68,250.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Adient Seating UK Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

• Rental evidence
• Comparable assessments (tone)

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson

Hearing

25 July 2025

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