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10 Douglas Way, NE1 7XW

Shop and premises Decided 13 July 2026 CHG101119254 Dunlop Heywood - Adam Brooke/Dunlop Heywood - Joseph Slater

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.
Original RV£85,000£1400/m²
Ratepayer sought£44,000
VO conceded first£57,500−32% before the hearing
Tribunal decided£57,500£950/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 3 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought to reduce the Zone A price per m2 for three retail units within Eldon Square shopping centre from £1,400 per m2 (original valuation) to £700-£850 per m2, arguing the assessment was inaccurate. The Valuation Officer had reduced it to £950 per m2. The tribunal found that the £950 per m2 unadjusted price was reasonable, noting the subject properties were located in the central section with agreed rates of £950 per m2 on the malls either side, despite the appellant's reliance on lower transactional evidence including turnover and occupancy cost deals which do not conform to the rating hypothesis.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was INTU ELDON SQUARE LTD, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Rental evidence
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
16 June 2026

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