Tribunal decisions in St Albans City and
Every business rates appeal for a property in St Albans City and 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
with a written decision
Won a reduction
75% of 8
where the ratepayer attended or made submissions
Conceded before the hearing
40%
2 cases where the Valuation Officer cut the value first, median 12%
Rateable value removed
£624,250
by tribunal decisions in 4 cases, median cut 18%
The decisions
Showing 9 of 9 decisions · 6 won a reduction
| List | Sought | VO conceded | Decisive ground | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGUNDY HOUSE, 21, THE FORRESTERS, AL5 2FBBurgundy House, 21 The Forresters, Harpenden | 2023 | 24 Mar 2026 | £32,500 | £25,500 | — | £30,250 | — | Agreed at hearing |
| GND FLR 5 SANDRIDGE PARK, PORTERS WOOD, AL3 6PHGym and premises | 2017 | 23 Sept 2025 | — | £26,250 | £26,250 | £26,250 | Comparable assessments (tone) | Agreed at hearing |
| Personal Storage at City House, Ronsons Way, AL4 9PUPersonal Storage unit - light industrial/warehousing | 2010 | 24 Jul 2025 | £174,800 | £129,000 | — | £174,800 | — | Dismissed |
| UNIT 5, SPRING VALLEY BUSINESS CENTRE, PORTERS WOOD, AL3 6PDWorkshop and premises | 2023 | 27 May 2025 | — | £71,000 | £88,500 | £88,500 | — | Dismissed |
| Thai Square, 27 - 28 George Street, AL3 4ESRestaurant and premises | 2017 | 15 May 2025 | £155,000 | — | £123,000 | £116,000 | — | Allowed in part |
| The Boot Ph, 4 Market Place, AL3 5DGPublic house and premises | 2017 | 3 Jul 2023 | £103,000 | £44,500 | — | £90,000 | — | Agreed at hearing |
| 12-14 Victoria Street, Herts, Herts, AL1 3JB | 2010 | 3 Mar 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Dismissed · not attended |
| UNIT 4-5 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,, LONDON COLNEY BYPASS,, LONDON COLNEY, LONDON COLNEY, AL2 1DTWarehouse and premises | 2017 | 28 Jul 2022 | £2,390,000 | £1,470,000 | £2,310,000 | £1,820,000 | — | Agreed at hearing |
| J P D Financial, First Floor 1 Marlborugh Park, Southdown Road, Southdown Road, AL5 1NLOffice and premises | 2017 | 15 Mar 2021 | — | £1 | — | £1 | Building works or disturbance nearby | 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.