Tribunals · Stevenage Borough Council · 2017 rating list

Unit 7b, Roaring Meg, London Road, London Road, SG1 1XN

Retail Warehouse and Premises Decided 7 August 2026 CHG101274950 Martin O'Neill

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.

Original RV£300,000

Ratepayer sought—

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£300,000

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 sought deletion of a retail warehouse from the 2017 rating list, arguing it had been undergoing a scheme of works and was in shell state since before April 2009. The tribunal found the property was occupied from March 2010 and was capable of beneficial occupation, with no evidence of an actual scheme of works. The appeal was dismissed and the rateable value remained at £300,000.

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

Grounds argued

State of repair or deletion · decisive
Validity of the proposal

Evidence: Expert report, Photographs, Settled assessments
Cases cited: Newbigin (VO) v SJ & J Monk [2017] UKSC 14; Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Limited [2019] UKUT 136 (LC); Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson (VO) [2018] UKUT 0253 (LC)
Hearing: 10 July 2026

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The tribunal’s decision in full

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