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Storage land, lorry parks and scrapyards

Valuation Office Agency

June 10
13:51 2024

1.1 This Rating Manual entry concentrates on:

  • Land used for Storage - with regard to general storage land over 10,000m2 (SCAT code 148G)
  • Lorry parks (SCAT code 161G)
  • Car/container storage land - at ports and other key locations (mainly SCAT code 148G)
  • Car parking plots - Large and usually unmarked car parking plots at or close to airports (SCAT code 040 or 041G, although some may currently be within 148G)
  • Scrap-yards (SCAT code 244G)

1.2 Car display land (046G), hand car wash sites (045G) and land used for car/van hire (should be 046G, but many are 148G) are not covered as they are more commercial in character. Please see the Practice Notes in respect of each of these classes for more detail.

1.3 This instruction gives advice on the data capture and referencing approach to be adopted for all Land Bulk Class, but primarily concentrates for co-ordination purposes on those hereditaments that must be data captured within the national sublocation categories. It is envisaged that the scope of this Rating Manual section can be expanded if more evidence comes to light.

1.4 The bulk class of this category of property should be L.

1.5 Further guidance to the data capture and survey requirements of these categories of property can be found at Appendix 1 - Data Capture and Referencing Guide: Storage Land, Lorry Parks, and Scrap Yards.

1.6 Not all plots of land over 5,000m2 are subject to national co-ordination. Many such plots should be valued on the appropriate Unit scheme because they are not at a key location. For example, large land plots in rural locations and/or those on most disused former airfields are not covered, nor are the majority of caravan storage sites.

2. List description and special category code

2.1 Primary description codes, primary descriptions and SCAT codes for the different types of land detailed at 1.1 should be:

  • CW1- Land used for Storage and Premises - 148G
  • IX - Scrapyard/breakers yard and Premises - 244G
  • CW1 - Lorry Park and Premises - 161G; or CG4 - Road Haulage Depot and Premises - 161G

All classes of hereditament should have G SCAT suffix.

This Rating Manual entry does not cover land used for display, land used for car sales or land used for caravan sales.

3. Responsible teams

3.1 All valuation matters and relevant cases should be dealt with by valuers in Regional Valuation Units and National Valuation Unit Inner London.

3.2 It is anticipated that each Unit will have a named individual responsible for the class. More than one named individual is recommended for succession planning.

3.3It is also recommended that each Unit should allocate a named co-ordinator, or Lead Valuer, to act as a point of contact within the Unit. This Lead Valuer will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of the Units valuation scheme and also for liaising on value and technical issues with other Lead Valuers across adjoining Units. The Lead Valuer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section.

4. Co-ordination

4.1 This is a Regional Valuation Unit (RVU) and National Valuation Unit (Inner London) Class Co-ordination responsibilities are set out in Rating Manual: section 5 part 1.

4.2 The plans for all co-ordination activity are outlined in the CCT practice note

5.1 There are no particular legal issues relating to this class of property.?

6. Survey requirements

6.1 The surveys should be to VSA Standards with no circulation/access space deducted.

6.2 Where there are temporary buildings, cabins, and/or storage containers etc. located on land, then the area of this land must not be deducted. The value of the temporary buildings and/or storage containers and the like, must be added in addition to the land value. Depending on the circumstances, this can be done in the valuation either by a suitable line entry or by using other additions. Other additions is the preferred approach.

6.3 The data capture and referencing guide to all categories of property noted at 2.1 is detailed at Appendix 1 - Data Capture and Referencing Guide: Storage Land, Lorry Parks, and Scrap Yards.

6.4 Unmarked airport car parking close to airports should be captured using the national sublocation LFLY (as noted at 7.4 below) within Land (L) Bulk Class, not as Car Parking within Miscellaneous (M) bulk class.

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