Land Used For Storage and Premises, Copart, Prince William Avenue, Sandycroft, Deeside, CH5

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, representing the owner-occupier of a large storage property of 118,000m², argued that the rateable value should be reduced from £241,000 (unit rate £1.60) to £170,000 (unit rate £1.00), contending that the unit rate should be lower given the property's status as the largest assessment in the local rating scheme, and citing a comparable property with a lower unit rate. The Valuation Officer countered that the comparable properties within the local scheme were smaller or had significantly less hard-surfaced land, and provided extensive national comparable evidence demonstrating that similar properties were valued at significantly higher unit rates, with a 25% general uplift justified between rating lists. The tribunal accepted the Valuation Officer's evidence and dismissed the appeal, finding that the unit rate of £1.60 was fair and reasonable and consistent with national valuation trends for large storage properties.

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

Grounds argued

• Comparable assessments (tone)
• Quantum or end allowance

Evidence

Settled assessments

Cases cited

Ladies Hosiery and Underwear Limited v West Middlesex AC; Fir Mill Limited v Royston UDC; Lamb v Minards; Barnard & Barnard v Walker; Lotus and Delta v Culverwell; K Shoe Shops Limited v Hardy; Morton v Synor Electronics; Shearson Lehman Brothers Limited v Humphreys; Irving Brown and Daughter v Smith; Jafton Properties Ltd v Prisk; Williams v Scottish Newcastle Retail Limited; Telereal Trillium v Hewitt; Lamb v Go Outdoors Limited; Bunyan v Acenden Limited; Stena Line Limited v VO; Barclays bank PLC Poundland Limited v Jo Moore

Hearing

18 September 2025

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