Titan Steel Wheels, 21 Bridge Road, DY10 3SD

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, a steel manufacturing company, contended that the rateable value of £242,000 was excessive and proposed a reduction to £209,000 based on settlement evidence showing reductions of 3-12% between the 2010 and 2017 rating lists for comparable large manufacturing properties. The tribunal found that the settlement comparables relied upon were geographically remote from the subject property and located in materially different markets, and therefore attached limited weight to them. The tribunal placed greater weight on the respondent's local comparable evidence and found that the applied rates of £12.50 per square metre, when adjusted for locational disadvantages and physical characteristics through substantial allowances (10% for rural location, 10% for topography, 5% for layout), reflected an effective rate of approximately £9.00 per square metre and fell within the appropriate range for similar industrial properties in the locality.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Titan Steel Wheels Limited, represented.

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone)
• Valuation method

Evidence

Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v David Jackson

Hearing

20 April 2026