Tribunals · Ipswich Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Marquis Motorhomes, Farthing Road, Sproughton, Sproughton, IP1 5AP

Vehicle repair shop and premises Decided 21 May 2025 CHG101175125 Rabbette Chartered Surveyors

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed, leaving the value at the figure the Valuation Officer had already conceded.

Original RV£54,000

Ratepayer sought£46,000

VO conceded first£53,500−1% before the hearing

Tribunal decided£53,500

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant argued that the subject property warranted a greater end allowance for poor access (beyond the 5% already allowed for the sloping site), seeking a reduction to £46,000 RV. The tribunal rejected this argument, finding from photographs and comparable properties analysis that access was adequate for a motorhome sales business, the comparable properties cited had different and more severe access disabilities, and the appellant's representative had not discharged the burden of proof. The appeal was dismissed and the RV confirmed at £53,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Auto-Sleepers Ltd, represented.