Carphone Warehouse, Unit 24, BA14 8AT
Shop and premises Decided 6 February 2025 CHG101168262 Knight Frank
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 3 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (Carphone Warehouse, Unit 24 The Shires, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8AT). Every property is listed below.
The 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superbook Unit 1, 17 The Shires, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8AT | £32,500 | — | — | Dismissed |
| Carphone Warehouse, Unit 24 The Shires, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8ATThis appeal | £29,250 | — | — | Dismissed |
| Unit 13, 30 The Shires, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8AT | £21,500 | — | — | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant contended that three retail units in a shopping centre were incapable of beneficial occupation on 27 February 2023 because they were undergoing an intensive programme of works (demolition, stripping, electrical modifications, and decoration) and should be deleted from the rating list. The tribunal found that although the properties had been subject to a programme of works, these were repair and refurbishment works typical of a landlord's activities between tenants, not a redevelopment scheme, and were assumed to be completed under the statutory hypothesis. The appeals were dismissed and the properties remained in the 2017 rating list.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Sheet Anchor Investments Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- State of repair or deletion · decisive
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Newbigin (Valuation Officer) v S J & J Monk (a firm) [2017] UKSC 14; Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Ltd [2019] RA 411; Porter (VO) v Trustees of Gladman SIPPS [2011] UKUT 204 (LC); Aviva Investors v Bunyan (VO) [2022]; Simpsons Malt & Others v Craig Jones (VO) & Others [2017] UKUT 0460; Denton v TH White Ltd [2014] WLR 3926
- Hearing
- 21 January 2025
Similar decisions
- Superbook Unit 1, 17 The Shires, BA14 8AT — Dismissed, 6 Feb 2025
- Unit 13, 30 The Shires, BA14 8AT — Dismissed, 6 Feb 2025
- 11, Emery Gate, SN15 3JP — Allowed, 30 Apr 2024
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