Tribunals · Slough Borough Council · 2023 rating list

284, ABERDEEN AVENUE, SL1 4HG

Warehouse and premises Decided 28 November 2025 CHG101118598 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£27,000
Ratepayer sought£0
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£27,000

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion of the property from the 2023 rating list arguing that extensive works costing £92,000, including stripping electrical and lighting systems and demolishing a mezzanine, rendered it incapable of beneficial occupation. The tribunal found that the works were repair and refurbishment rather than redevelopment, and were not as extensive as in comparable leading cases; therefore, under the statutory repair assumption, the property should remain capable of beneficial occupation and was properly in the list.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Segro PLC, represented.

Grounds argued

  • State of repair or deletion
Evidence
Photographs, Expert report
Cases cited
Newbigin (VO) v S J & J Monk; Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Ltd; Morcom v Campbell-Johnson; BNPPDS(J) Ltd and BCI Ltd v Hitchings(VO); Aviva Investors v Bunyan (VO); Porter (VO) v Trustees of Gladman SIPPS; Aviva Investors v Whitby
Hearing
7 November 2025

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