Tribunals · Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Candlelight Products, Ustun House, S65 3SH

Warehouse and premises Decided 26 August 2025 CHG101098040 KGW Surveyors - Ken Whittington

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£327,500£31.06/m²

Ratepayer sought£285,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£285,000£27.18/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 original assessment of £327,500 RV on the basis that the price per square metre applied to the warehouse was excessive compared to nearby comparable properties and having regard to the subject property being one of the oldest on the estate. The tribunal ratified a verbal agreement reached between the parties at the hearing and determined that the price per square metre should be reduced from £31.06/m² to £27.18/m², resulting in a reduced assessment of £285,000 RV with effect from 1 April 2017.

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