UNITS 4-6 ARUNDEL HOUSE, GARNELL BUSINESS PARK, BROWNFIELDS, BROWNFIELDS, AL7 1AY
Decided 28 February 2025 CHG101178993 Ryan
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 (Units 4-6, Arundel House, Garnell Business Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AY). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units 4-6, Arundel House, Garnell Business Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AYThis appeal | £43,750 | — | £24,500 | Allowed |
| Units 4-5, Arundel House, Garnell Business Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AY | £22,750 | — | £14,750 | Allowed |
| Unit 6, Arundel House, Garnell Business Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1AY | £15,000 | — | £9,800 | Allowed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant contended that offices on the first floor of an industrial building should be valued on an industrial basis with an uplift for offices, at £84/m2, rather than as offices with the VO's adopted rate of £130/m2 (reduced from £150/m2). The tribunal accepted comparable assessment evidence from similar first-floor office properties within industrial buildings on the same estate, assessed at £70/m2 plus 20% uplift. The tribunal allowed the appeals, determining that an unadjusted rate of £84/m2 more accurately reflected the style, location and quality of the appeal properties.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Garnell Property Investments Limited, represented.
Grounds argued
- Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
- Valuation method
- Evidence
- Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell
- Hearing
- 11 February 2025
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