5-6, Blossom Way, HP2 4ZB
Warehouse and premises Decided 5 May 2026 CHG101174651 Colliers International - Stephen Dowds-Jones
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What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant challenged the rateable value of a distribution warehouse with a dividing wall creating two separate units. The appellant argued a 5% end allowance was appropriate to reflect the disability of the internal wall hindering movement between the two sides. The tribunal found that the property, valued at £80/m2, should have an allowance for fragmentation applied, as the dividing wall presented a disability to a hypothetical tenant occupying the entire hereditament. Comparable evidence, particularly Unit 2 Blossom Way (also at £80/m2 but without the dividing wall disability), and examples from Leighton Buzzard demonstrated the reasonableness of a 5% allowance.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was IW GROUP SERVICES (UK) LTD, represented.
Grounds argued
- Quantum or end allowance · decisive
- Floor area or measurement
- Evidence
- Settled assessments, Measurement survey, Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta Ltd v Culverwell (VO) and Leicester City Council; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson (VO)
- Hearing
- 15 April 2026
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