Sky, Grant Way, TW7 5QD
TV Studios, Offices, and Premises Decided 27 March 2026 CHG101121739 GL Hearn Limited - Star 2017
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
Sky UK Limited appealed the rateable value of its 37-acre headquarters site comprising nine office buildings, car parks, food court and fitness centre, seeking a 7.5% fragmentation allowance to reflect the piecemeal development of the site from the late 1970s through 2022. The Tribunal found that while the comparables submitted by the Valuation Officer (purpose-built office buildings) did not demonstrate that fragmentation issues were reflected in the main space rate of £125/m², the subject property's construction in a piecemeal fashion was material. The Tribunal awarded an allowance of 2.5% for fragmentation effective from 1 April 2017, citing The Hut Group tribunal decision as the most persuasive evidence, reducing the RV from £10,030,000 to £9,750,000 for the initial period.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Sky UK Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Valuation method
- Quantum or end allowance · decisive
- Evidence
- Expert report
- Cases cited
- FC Brown Steel Equipment Ltd v Karl Hopkins; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 6 February 2026
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