Watson Coaches Unit 5, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ
Workshop and premises Decided 25 July 2024 CHG101118192 Stiles Harold Williams
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 12 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Watson Coaches, Unit 5 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ). Every property is listed below.
The 12 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Roberts Period Mirrors, Unit 2a Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Hockley Tyres, Units 7 & 8 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Atlas Auto, Unit 10 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Active Metalworks Ltd, Unit 3 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 12 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| KSM Auto Clinic, Unit 6 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 11 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| 1st Call Glazing, Unit 1 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Watson Coaches, Unit 5 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQThis appeal | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 9a Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 9b Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 15-16 Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, Redhill, RH1 6DQ | — | — | — | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant sought deletion of twelve units at Hockley Business Park from the 2017 rating list on the grounds that they were in such a state of disrepair as to be incapable of beneficial occupation on the material day of 30 June 2019. The tenant had no repairing obligations and vacated the units between that date and shortly before, leaving them damaged. The tribunal found that the evidence provided (dated photographs and a surveyor's report from September 2023 based on 2015 condition data) did not demonstrate the condition of the units on the material day. Since the units had been recently occupied and only recently vacated, the tribunal was not satisfied that they had deteriorated to the point of being incapable of beneficial occupation by 30 June 2019, and dismissed all appeals.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Anderson Management (UK) Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- State of repair or deletion · decisive
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v SJ & J Monk [2017] UKSC 14; Saunders v Maltby [1976] 19 RRC 33; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Princes St Ltd (Ipswich) v Bond (VO) [2002] RA 212
- Hearing
- 2 July 2024
Similar decisions
- Lance Roberts Period Mirrors Unit 2a, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ — Dismissed, 25 Jul 2024
- Active Metalworks Ltd Unit 3, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ — Dismissed, 25 Jul 2024
- K.s.m. Auto Clinic Unit 6, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ — Dismissed, 25 Jul 2024
- 1st Call Glazing Unit 1, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ — Dismissed, 25 Jul 2024
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