Tribunals · Vale of White Horse District Council · 2017 rating list

The Library 465, Library Avenue, OX11 0RL

Office and premises Decided 11 July 2025 CHG101102667 Savills UK Limited - John Marsden

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£482,500£150/m²

Ratepayer sought£370,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£370,000£115/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 argued that the appeal property was over-assessed at £150/m² and should be reduced to £115/m² based on comparable office properties on the Harwell campus. The tribunal found the £150/m² rate unreasonable and applied little weight to the rent dated one year before the antecedent valuation date (1 April 2015), instead relying on comparable properties (notably The Gemini Building and European Space Agency properties) which had been settled at £115/m². The tribunal accepted that these comparables established the correct tone of the list, reducing the rateable value from £482,500 to £370,000.

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

Grounds argued

Comparable assessments (tone)
Rental evidence

Evidence: Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Futures London Limited v David Lloyd Stratford
Hearing: 17 June 2025

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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