Tribunals · Birmingham City Council · 2017 rating list

Shaftec, Soho Pool Way, B18 5JA

Warehouse and premises Decided 16 September 2024 CHG101102885 Rupert David Ltd

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£200,000
Ratepayer sought£195,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£200,000£5/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the rateable value of £200,000, arguing that storage land should not be included in the assessment and that some fenced land would be used for car parking rather than storage. The tribunal found that the land was actually being used as storage at the valuation date and applied the Upper Tribunal's decision in Dal Virk to value the storage containers at £72 per container and value all storage land at £5.00 per m2. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the appellant had provided no comparable evidence to dispute the land value and that the VO correctly assessed the property in accordance with the caselaw.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Shaftec Automotive Components, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Valuation method · decisive
  • Comparable assessments (tone)
Evidence
Photographs, Earlier tribunal decisions
Cases cited
Dal Virk (VO) & Moor Lane Storage Ltd (2023)UKUT 93 (LC); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018]
Hearing
22 August 2024

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