BUILDINGS 50 & 72, CHESTERFORD PARK, LITTLE CHESTERFORD, LITTLE CHESTERFORD, CB10 1XL

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant sought to reduce the rateable value of a research centre and laboratory facility from £555,000 by arguing that the property had been incorrectly placed in valuation scheme 616442 (modern, high-spec offices and laboratories) rather than scheme 616035 (more basic offices and laboratories), claiming the 1988-built property's age and basic design did not justify the uniform unadjusted base rate of £330/m². The tribunal found that the property had been consistently assessed in scheme 616442 since its first rating list entry, and the passing rent evidence (although from 2016) indicated the appellant had committed to rent comparable to or exceeding more modern buildings; the tribunal rejected the comparison to Building 52 in scheme 616035 as not sufficiently comparable, and found the appellant had not discharged the burden of proving the assessment unreasonable.

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

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
• Valuation method

Evidence

Rents, Settled assessments, Photographs

Cases cited

Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobald LLP v David Jackson

Hearing

24 April 2026

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• BUILDINGS 50 & 72, CHESTERFORD PARK, LITTLE CHESTERFORD, LITTLE CHESTERFORD, CB10 1XL — Dismissed, 20 May 2026

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