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
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2023 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 5 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Unit 35 and Unit 37, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR). Every property is listed below.
The 5 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2023 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 35 and Unit 37, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NRThis appeal | £65,500 | £48,500 | £55,000 | Dismissed |
| Unit 28, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR | £111,000 | £101,000 | £112,000 | Allowed in part |
| Unit 28A, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR | £46,000 | £32,500 | £40,000 | Dismissed |
| Unit 34D, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR | £71,000 | £45,750 | £53,000 | Dismissed |
| Unit 19C & D, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3AP | £37,750 | £25,000 | £28,750 | Dismissed |
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
Similar decisions
- UNIT 28A, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3NR — Dismissed, 26 Nov 2025
- UNIT 19 C&D, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND EST, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3AP — Dismissed, 26 Nov 2025
- UNIT 28, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3NR — Allowed in part, 26 Nov 2025
- UNIT 34D, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND EST, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3NR — Dismissed, 26 Nov 2025
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