227, LONDON ROAD,, IP27 0NE

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought to reduce the rateable value to £320,000 (£18 per m² with 12.5% layout allowance), arguing the 2023 list increase from £18 to £25 per m² was unsupported by comparable evidence. The tribunal found the £25 per m² rate reasonable based on the balance of comparable evidence, but held that the 12.5% layout allowance from the 2017 list should carry forward as no compelling evidence supported its reduction to 5%, applying the presumption in Barnard & Barnard v Walker.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Omar Park Homes Ltd, represented.

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone)
• Zoning or layout · decisive

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Barnard & Barnard v Walker; Lamb v Minards; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson; Denton & Others v TH White and Others; J Rosenthal & Son Ltd v Rushall; The Occupier v Stauder

Hearing

29 October 2025

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