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Workshop and Premises Decided 4 March 2026 CHG101163777 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant's surveyor (Colliers) argued that the hard surfaced land should be reduced from 1,920.9m² to 588m² to exclude overage, and sought a 10% allowance for fragmentation between the two detached workshops separated by land. The tribunal found the VO's assessment justified: the surfaced land represented only 16% of total land (excluding buildings), which was reasonable, and any fragmentation disadvantage was already reflected in the main space price of £45/m², so granting an additional allowance would constitute double-counting. The appeal was dismissed.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Appellant company (represented by Colliers), represented.
Grounds argued
- Floor area or measurement
- Quantum or end allowance
- Evidence
- Settled assessments, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC); Jan De Rijk Transport v VO CHG101125668
- Hearing
- 27 February 2026
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