Tribunals · South Cambridgeshire District Council · 2023 rating list

SEPURA PLC 9000, CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK, BEACH DRIVE, WATERBEACH, WATERBEACH, CB25 9TL

Offices and premises Decided 18 September 2026 CHG101272938 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeAllowedThe tribunal reduced the rateable value.

Original RV£1,280,000£230/m²

Ratepayer sought£1,200,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£1,200,000£215/m²

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 a quantum allowance should be applied to the subject property (5890.30m²), the largest on Cambridge Research Park, as it had been in the 2017 list, and that comparable parks evidenced lower rates for larger properties. The tribunal found the Valuation Officer's tone of £230/m² was unreasonable based on comparable evidence from Cambridge Science Park and Cambourne Business Park, where larger properties attracted lower rates or quantum adjustments, and allowed the appeal adopting £215/m² (RV £1,200,000).

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