Tribunals · London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · 2017 rating list

Hands on Skills Training Ltd, Gate 17 Royal Albert Basin South, Woolwich Manor Way, Woolwich Manor Way, E16 2NJ

Land used for training with ancillary buildings Decided 29 May 2025 CHG100814409 Colliers International - Matthew Hawkins

OutcomeAllowed in partThe tribunal reduced the rateable value, but by less than the ratepayer sought.

Original RV£197,000£10.6/m²

Ratepayer sought£20,000

VO conceded first—

Tribunal decided£97,500£5.24/m²

Figures are as stated in the decision; a dash means the document does not state that figure.

What was argued and what the tribunal found

The appellant, a heavy plant construction training company, challenged the RV of £197,000 as excessive, arguing the useable area was only 8,801m² (not 18,588m²) and the land value should be £1.11/m² with allowances. The tribunal confirmed the 18,588m² area based on lease obligations and aerial photographs showing pathways and usage across the site, but applied a 10% allowance for unsurfaced land and a 45% allowance for location disabilities (flood risk, airport noise, poor access and communications), reducing the RV to £97,500.

Summary generated from the decision text and checked against it. The appellant was Hands on Skills Training Ltd, represented.