Tribunals · Reigate and Banstead Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 9b, Hockley Business Park, Hooley Lane, RH1 6DQ

Workshops, warehouses, vehicle repair workshops and store Decided 25 July 2024 CHG101118266 Stiles Harold Williams Partnership LLP - Daud Sadiq

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV—
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided—

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 12 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion of twelve industrial units from the 2017 rating list, arguing they were in such a poor state of repair as to be incapable of beneficial occupation on the material date of 30 June 2019, and that repairs were economically unviable. The tribunal found that although photographs showed disrepair, they were largely undated and taken years after the material date, and the condition report relied upon was based on 2015 observations and 2023 inspections, not the material date. The tribunal concluded that the units, having been recently vacated and occupied as industrial workshops, warehouses, and stores, were likely still capable of beneficial occupation on the material date, and that the cost report conflated essential repairs with improvement works. The appeals were dismissed.

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
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report, Measurement survey
Cases cited
Saunders v Maltby; Princes St Ltd (Ipswich) v Bond; Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v SJ & J Monk; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
2 July 2024

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