Tribunals · Colchester Borough Council · 2017 rating list

SEVERALLS HALL, SEVERALLS LANE, CO4 5JS

Warehouse, Offices and premises Decided 7 May 2025 CHG101097034 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited/Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£250,000£47.5/m²

Ratepayer sought£228,500

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£250,000£47.5/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 challenged the rateable value of an industrial warehouse property, arguing that the property had only comfort cooling systems rather than air conditioning and should not receive a 10% uplift for air conditioning. The tribunal inspected the property and found that it did have a ceiling-mounted cassette air conditioning system with heating, cooling, and air filtration in the designated office areas, and therefore the 10% uplift was correctly applied. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the existing rateable value of £250,000 was reasonable.

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