Tribunals · West Suffolk Council · 2023 rating list

EASYPACK, FINCHLEY AVENUE, MILDENHALL, IP28 7BG

Factory and premises Decided 8 May 2026 CHG101368898 Ryan Property Tax Services UK Limited

OutcomeDismissedThe appeal failed and the rateable value was left unchanged.
Original RV£99,500£30/m²
Ratepayer sought£83,000
VO conceded first—
Tribunal decided£99,500£30/m²

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What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, represented by a surveyor, argued that the tone of value for main space should be reduced from £30 per m² to £25.75 per m², relying primarily on a comparable property at 5 Wimbledon Avenue where a settlement had fixed the tone at £25.25 per m². The tribunal found the appellant's comparable evidence insufficiently persuasive, particularly because the reference property was in a different market area with less prominent location. The tribunal preferred the respondent's evidence from hereditaments on the same industrial estate, which supported tones at or above £30 per m². The tribunal concluded the adopted tone of £30.00 per m² was fair and reasonable and reflected an allowance for quantum given the subject property's larger size.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was EASYPACK/POP DISPLAYS GROUP LIMITED, represented.

Grounds argued

  • Comparable assessments (tone) · decisive
Evidence
Rents, Settled assessments
Cases cited
Lotus & Delta Ltd v Culverwell; Gardiner & Theobold LLP v David Jackson
Hearing
22 April 2026

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