Tribunals · Wakefield Metropolitan District Council · 2023 rating list

UNIT 28, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, WF9 3NR

Warehouse and premises; workshop and premises Decided 26 November 2025 CHG101158514 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

Ernest Cooper Limited appealed against the rateable value of Units 35 and 37, seeking reduction from £65,500 to £48,500 based on £35/m2, arguing comparables and rental evidence supported a lower tone than the Valuation Officer's agreed £41/m2 (£55,000). The Tribunal found the assessments reasonable and dismissed the appeal without change, accepting the Valuation Officer's position that the tone of £41/m2 was justified by the evidence, particularly Unit 2 Power Park which was a comparable size unit on a similar rural industrial estate.

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