Tribunals · West Oxfordshire District Council · 2017 rating list

Owen Mumford Ltd, Primsdown Industrial Estate, OX7 5XP

Workshop and premises Decided 11 November 2025 CHG101104150 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£407,500£50/m²

Ratepayer sought£285,000

VO conceded first£347,500−15% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£325,000£40/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 entry of £407,500 (reduced to £347,500 at Challenge stage) for a workshop and premises on Primsdown Industrial Estate, Chipping Norton. The tribunal found the existing entry was unreasonable by comparing the subject property to similar or larger units in better locations. Although the appellant proposed £35/m² and the VO defended £45/m², the tribunal determined that £40/m² with the existing 15% allowance reflecting eaves height and age was appropriate, resulting in a reduction to £325,000.

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