Tribunals · Slough Borough Council · 2023 rating list

UNIT 11, BRITANNIA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, POYLE ROAD, COLNBROOK, COLNBROOK, SL3 0BH

Warehouse and premises Decided 4 February 2025 CHG101229765 Altus Group - Oakland - Manchester

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£40,250£160/m²
Ratepayer sought—
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£40,250£160/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant challenged the rateable value of £40,250 (based on £160/m2) and sought reduction to £24,750, later revised to £27,250 (based on £120/m2), arguing the valuation was unreasonable compared to comparable rents on the industrial estate. The tribunal found that the most useful comparable evidence was the rent on Unit 5, a new letting agreed shortly before the antecedent valuation date, which supported the tone of £160/m2 applied to the subject property. The tribunal concluded the existing valuation was reasonable and within the range of the scheme, and dismissed the appeal.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was DG Global Forwarding (UK) Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
  • Zoning or layout
Evidence
Rents, Photographs
Cases cited
Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v Jackson
Hearing
22 January 2025

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