The Hut Group Icon, Manchester, Sunbank Lane, WA15 0TP
Warehouse, office and premises Decided 9 January 2026 CHG101139064 CBRE
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 5 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TP). Every property is listed below.
The 5 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TP | £1,080,000 | — | £1,080,000 | Dismissed |
| THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TP | £1,830,834 | — | £1,920,000 | Allowed in part |
| THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TPThis appeal | £2,992,244 | — | £2,920,000 | Allowed in part |
| THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TP | £3,000,000 | — | — | Dismissed |
| THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, MANCHESTER WA15 0TP | £4,467,645 | — | £4,370,000 | Allowed in part |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant, representing The Hut Group, sought a split site allowance of 7.5% to 10% on the grounds that the site's divisions created additional costs for occupiers (extra equipment, cleaning, security, staff movement time). The tribunal found that while split sites can create some disadvantages, they can also offer advantages (e.g., separating office from warehouse noise, filming studio from industrial disturbance), and the subject property was not split as severely as the comparable properties cited (particularly FC Brown Steel Equipment). The tribunal allowed appeals 2, 3 and 5 in part by granting a 2.5% split site allowance effective from 16 August 2021 onwards, but dismissed appeals 1 and 4 (appeal 4 had been superseded).
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was The Hut.com Limited and The Hut Group, represented.
Grounds argued
- Quantum or end allowance · decisive
- Evidence
- Photographs, Settled assessments, Earlier tribunal decisions
- Cases cited
- FC Brown Steel Equipment Ltd v Karl Hopkins (VO) [2022] UKUT 51 (LC); Domino's Pizza Group Ltd v Andrew Mouland (VO) CHG101094240; Lassic Limited v J Moore (VO) CHG100894836; Molecular Products Limited v Valuation Officer CHG100818530; The Hut.com Limited v Hitchings CHG101075551
- Hearing
- 10 December 2025
Similar decisions
- THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, WA15 0TP — Dismissed, 9 Jan 2026
- THE HUT GROUP, ICON, SUNBANK LANE, WA15 0TP — Allowed in part, 9 Jan 2026
- The Hut Group Icon, Manchester, Sunbank Lane, WA15 0TP — Allowed in part, 9 Jan 2026
- The Hut Group, Icon, Sunbank Lane, WA15 0TP — Dismissed, 9 Jan 2026
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