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Primary Description Code: CW

List Description: overwrite as Wholesale Warehouse and Premises

SCAT code: 301

As a Generalist Class, the appropriate suffix letter should be G.

3.1This class should be dealt with by caseworkers in Regional Valuation Units and National Valuation Unit Inner London who are responsible for the correct survey and valuation of the class. On occasions, due to size or co-location with large distribution warehouses dealt with by the National Valuation Unit, it may be appropriate for them to be dealt with by that Unit; when that is the case, the SCAT suffix should be S.

3.2 When advice is required, please contact the Regional Industrial Class Co-ordination Team (CCT).

4.1The CCT has overall responsibility for the co-ordination of this class. The team is responsible for approach, accuracy and consistency of valuations and will check valuations to ensure they accord with the recommended valuation methodology The team will deliver tne Practice Note prescribing the valuation basis forRevaluationand provide advice as necessary during the life of the rating lists.

Caseworkers and referencers have a responsibility:

• to follow the advice given at all times
• not to depart from the guidance given when dealing with Checks, Challenges or Appeals (CCA) or maintenance work without approval from the CCT
• to seek advice from the CCT if there are any doubts or queries when starting new work

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

5.2Planning permission usually contains conditions as described in 1.5 above.

6.1Method of survey should be GIA in accordance with VOA code of measuring practice.

6.2Plant and Machinery (P&M): in accordance withSI2000 No 540 (The Valuation for Rating (Plant and Machinery) (England) Regulations 2000), items that may be included within the P&M section of the survey data on RSA are: security cameras, lifts, travellators, sprinklers, air conditioning, and standby generators/compressors.

6.3 The national sublocation code WSWH must be used for all Wholesale Warehouses which have been correctly allocated to SCAT 301G. This will enable improved co-ordination across England and Wales.

6.4Accommodation use codes should be applied in accordance with the VSA Standards Guidance for Industrial premises. It is good practice to overwrite the default description when WHS line use code is used for the wholesale sales area, accessed by the general public who have membership cards for the occupying wholesaler. The default description to be used should be Wholesale Sales Area.

6.5It is likely that the main wholesale sales areas in most wholesale warehouses will have a floor finish which is superior to that for general warehousing as well as other features that make the main space more conducive to wholesale sales. Any features or differences in internal and external quality or location which distinguish the wholesale warehouse from general local warehousing should be noted.

6.6 All land which does not form part of customer or staff parking areas should be data captured as an Other Addition using the codes LFH, LFG, LFU, LOH, LOG or LOU as appropriate and following the local scheme for the treatment of ancillary storage land.

6.7All car parking must be data captured within the Car Parking fields within the survey data on RSA. This is irrespective of whether the car parking is used by staff or customers.

7.1Surveys should be recorded in EDRM.

7.2As the rentals approach to valuation should be used for all Wholesale Warehouses, survey data details should al

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