Adj St Peters Church Hall, 5 Beechcroft Road, SW17 7BU

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought deletion of an office property from the 2023 rating list from 23 May 2023 on the basis that it had been stripped out and was undergoing major redevelopment from offices to residential use and was incapable of beneficial occupation. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that although the property was in a poor state, the works undertaken were generally minor (removal of kitchen, partitions and electrical wiring) and the property could easily be refitted as an office. The tribunal found that the evidence did not meet the high burden of proof required to establish that the property had become incapable of beneficial occupation and ceased to be a hereditament, particularly given that one year after works commenced the property had still not been demolished and substantial elements remained intact.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Tooting Bec Estate Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

• State of repair or deletion

Evidence

Photographs, Expert report

Cases cited

Jackson v Canary Wharf Ltd; Porter v Trustees of Gladman Sipps; Aviva Investors v Dawn Bunyan; BNPPDS(J) Ltd and BCI Ltd v Amanda Hitchings; The Restaurant Group v Lucy Formela-Osborne

Hearing

8 May 2025

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