Tribunal decisions in Oxford
Every business rates appeal for a property in Oxford decided by the Valuation Tribunal for England since 2020 — what was argued, what the Valuation Officer conceded, and what the tribunal decided.
Valuation Tribunal for England Every judgment in full
Decisions since 2020
9
from 10 appeals; the rest have no written decision
Won a reduction
71% of 7
where the ratepayer attended or made submissions
Conceded before the hearing
29%
2 cases where the Valuation Officer cut the value first, median 17%
Rateable value removed
£304,500
by tribunal decisions in 6 cases, median cut 43%
The decisions
Showing 9 of 9 decisions · 5 won a reduction
| List | Sought | VO conceded | Decisive ground | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-23 Pound Way, OX4 3XXShop and premises | 2023 | 2 Jul 2026 | £76,500 | £40,750 | £54,500 | £54,500 | Comparable assessments (tone) | Dismissed |
| Snodgrass Eden & Trethewey, 111, Botley Road, OX2 0HBSurgery and premises | 2023 | 19 Dec 2025 | £52,000 | £48,000 | — | £52,000 | — | Dismissed |
| Boswells Cafe, Boswells Cafe, OX4 3UZCafé and premises | 2017 | 1 Oct 2025 | £58,000 | £30,750 | £55,500 | £50,000 | Comparable assessments (tone) | Allowed in part |
| Motorworld New Barclay House, Botley Road, OX2 0BPCar showroom and premises | 2017 | 21 Jul 2025 | £232,000 | £151,000 | — | £151,000 | Relief or exemption | Allowed |
| 1st-2nd Floors, Tyndale House, 134a Cowley Road, 134a Cowley Road, OX4 1JHOffice and premises, First and Second Floors | 2017 | 26 Mar 2024 | £88,500 | £0 | — | £0 | Validity of the proposal | Allowed |
| Amazon Locker Brass At, John Henry Brookes Building Oxford Brookes University, OX3 0BP | 2010 | 21 Mar 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Dismissed · not attended |
| Amazon Locker Charade At Upp Residential Services, Cheney Student Village Cheney Lane, Headington, Headington, OX3 0BD | 2010 | 21 Mar 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Dismissed · not attended |
| Costa Coffee, 3 The Clarendon Centre, OX1 3JDCafé and premises | 2017 | 11 Dec 2020 | £105,000 | £52,500 | — | £52,500 | — | Allowed |
| Costa Coffee, 3 The Clarendon Centre, OX1 3JDShop and premises (Cafe and premises) | 2017 | 11 Dec 2020 | £105,000 | £52,500 | — | £52,500 | — | Allowed |
Values are as stated in each decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure. Where a decision covers several properties, the first-listed is shown. Cash-machine appeals are listed but excluded from the statistics above. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — decisions © Valuation Tribunal Service.