Tribunals · Wakefield Metropolitan District Council · 2023 rating list

UNIT 19 C&D, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND EST, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3AP

Warehouse and premises Decided 26 November 2025 CHG101120643 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£65,500£50/m²

Ratepayer sought£48,500

VO conceded first£55,000−16% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£55,000£41/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This decision covers 5 properties; the figures shown are for the first listed.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellants argued that the tone of the 2023 rating list valuations for five industrial units on Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate was excessive and should be reduced. They relied on rental evidence from the estate itself, particularly a lease from 2019, and argued for lower price per m2 rates. The Tribunal found the Valuation Officer's evidence more persuasive, particularly comparable evidence from Unit 2 Power Park close to the material day, and considered the rents relied on by the appellants to be too remote from the material valuation date. The appeals were dismissed for Units 35 and 37 and Unit 34D; for other units, the Tribunal accepted the Valuation Officer's revised valuations but with increases taking effect from the decision date.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Ernest Cooper Limited, represented.