Tribunals · Wakefield Metropolitan District Council · 2023 rating list

UNIT 35 AND UNIT 37, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3NR

Warehouse and premises; Workshop and premises Decided 26 November 2025 CHG101111037 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£65,500£50/m²
Ratepayer sought£48,500
VO conceded first£55,000−16% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£55,000£41/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 5 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants argued for reductions in rateable values based on lower price per m² for industrial units on Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, relying on rental evidence from the same estate and comparable properties. The Tribunal found the Valuation Officer's evidence, particularly from Unit 2 Power Park (a comparable size unit on a similar rural industrial estate with rent agreed close to the valuation date), more persuasive. The rents relied upon by the appellants were considered too remote from the April 2021 valuation date to be reliable. For Units 35 and 37 and Unit 34D, the appeals were dismissed without change; for Units 28A and 19C&D, the appeals were dismissed but the Tribunal accepted the VO's revised valuations with effect from the decision date.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Ernest Cooper Limited / Askern UK Limited / Karonia Limited / MX 5 City Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone)
  • Rental evidence
  • Valuation method
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments, Expert report
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta v Culverwell
Hearing
12 November 2025

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