GND AND PT 1ST FLR DATUM HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, EN11 0DU
Ground and part 1st floor, Datum House and Eagle House Decided 30 September 2025 CHG101299605 Ryan
Figures are as stated in the decision, and are values in the 2017 list; a dash means the document does not state that figure. This judgement decided 2 properties together; the figures above are for this appeal's property (GND AND PT 1ST FLR, DATUM HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, HODDESDON, HERTFORDSHIRE EN11 0DU). Every property is listed below.
The 2 properties in this decision
One judgement covered all of these appeals. Each property’s figures as the judgement states them (2017 list); this appeal’s property is highlighted.
| Property | Original RV | Sought | Tribunal decided | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GND AND PT 1ST FLR, DATUM HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, HODDESDON, HERTFORDSHIRE EN11 0DUThis appeal | £89,500 | £86,500 | £89,500 | Dismissed |
| EAGLE HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, HODDESDEN, HERTFORDSHRE EN11 0DU | £26,750 | — | £26,750 | Dismissed |
What was argued and what the tribunal found
The appellant (a company owning and occupying two adjacent properties) sought to merge the two separate rating assessments into one, arguing they had previously been rated as one assessment and worked together operationally. The tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the properties were capable of being let separately, occupied by separate legal entities with separate companies, accounts, directors, websites and contact details, and there was a lease agreement granting exclusive occupation of one property. The tribunal noted there was little evidence supporting the merger and accepted that the separate assessments should remain.
Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Datum Contracts Hoddesdon Ltd, represented.
Grounds argued
- Split or merge the assessment
- Evidence
- Photographs, Expert report
- Cases cited
- Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Barr v Manley & Regulus Ltd; Woolway v Mazars; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson
- Hearing
- 3 September 2025
Similar decisions
- EAGLE HOUSE, ESSEX WAY, EN11 0DU — Dismissed, 30 Sept 2025
- Unit E Umricam House, Bingley Road, EN11 0NX — Allowed in part, 10 Mar 2023
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