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Geoff Connell 
Resources Directorate 
Chief Information 
Information Governance 
Officers 
 
Ian Gibbs 
Information 
Governance 
 
Ask for: Information 
Information Governance 
MR ALAN HAUGHTON 
Governance 
Direct House, Bridge Rd. Depot 
request-4131-
 
Abbey Road 
[email address] 
 
Stratford 
 
Your ref :  
London   E15 3XL 
 
 
Tel: 020 8430 3737 
Our ref: FOI/E3295 
Fax: 020 8430 1504 
 
 
Email: 
 
Date: 23/12/2008 
[email address]
 
v.uk 
Web: www.newham.gov.uk 
 
 
Dear Mr. Haughton 
 
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000  
Request for Information: Information Provided 
Please quote our reference: E3295 
Subject: Building 1000 
 
We write with regard to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under the 
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find the information you have 
requested enclosed. 
 
1.  Can you tell me the purchase price for Building 1000, The Royals Business Park, 
Docklands E16 and the land attached.       
£79,832,000 
2.  Can you give me a full breakdown and list of costs incurred in the purchase of the 
building including Solicitors fees, stamp duty, surveyors and every other cost.    
 
As at December 2008, the costs of acquiring and commissioning the Building for use by 
the Council (including works as landlord for the benefit of tenants) are set out in the table 
below. The commissioning work is still in progress, thus the costs are presented as latest 
budget forecasts rather than “final costs” in relation to the commissioning costs.  
 
Building 1000 
Total Paid in 2007/08 – all costs 
Acquisition and Commissioning 
Acquisition: 
 
Purchase Price (net of refund re 
75,000
landlord’s obligations that vendor 
did not discharge) 
Stamp Duty 
3,000
Fees 
620
 
78,620
Commissioning: 
Fit Out Contract 
0
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Furniture 
0
Remedying defects 
0
ICT 
231
Landlord’s obligations 
38
Fees 
888
Back Scanning of documents 
0
Removals 
0
Other 
55
 
1,212
 
TOTAL £79,832
 
3.  Can you please give me the details of the other properties considered.     
Included in Cabinet Report 2 July 2007   
http://mgov.newham.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryChronology.asp?IId=34483&Opt=2&J=43 
4.  Can you give me a list of the meetings, minutes and correspondence you had with 
London City Airport about the building. 
We have had no meetings with London City Airport about the building. 
5.  Can I have the councils own surveyors report and all additional surveyors’ reports. 
The surveyor's report was exempt at the time Cabinet considered the matter due to 
commercial sensitivity and still cannot be made available for the same reasons now. We 
have therefore applied Section 41 and Section 43 exemption under the Freedom of 
Information Act 2000 as it is information provided in confidence and its is not in the 
commercial interest of the council for this information to be put into the public domain. 
6.  Can I have the Health and Safety report of the building and noise readings that have 
been taken inside and out. Can you be more specific about the request for a Health and 
Safety Report; as there are 40 H&S Manuals for the Building.  
Results of internal acoustic test of ventilation noise levels attached. 
7.  Can you send the readings for sound and air pollution from the city airport both inside 
and outside the building?    
We have not undertaken any noise or air quality measurements within Building 1000 and 
do not possess any such information.  Our Public Protection Service does possess air 
quality and noise measurement data for the area around London City Airport, but not 
specifically for the area outside Building 1000. Please refer to our response to your 
enquiry, E3211, regarding air quality and London City Airport and E3212 regarding noise 
and London City Airport.', which will be sent under separate cover. 
Can you be more specific about this.  If the enquiry relates to the current planning 
application, a noise contour map was included with the Environmental Statement 
submitted with the planning application.  This is available for the public to access on our 
website and is available through this link: 
http://pacaps.newham.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchresults.
aspx 
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supplied, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved. We may have provided information 
which is produced by others who have copyright and you should seek their consent before use of the information. 
Where possible we indicate the source of the material. You can apply to the Council to re-use the information 
supplied under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations. 
 
We publish an anonomised list of requests and responses on the Council’s website quarterly. 
 
8.  Can you send a Public Safety Report and confirmation on whether or not Building 1000 is 
within the PSZ. 
I confirm that Building 1000 is not within the PSZ. 
9.  Can you give me a breakdown for costs of refurbishment and adapting the building to the 
councils needs.    
This information is incomplete and will be published in the council’s financial accounts on 
its website. 
10. Can I have the costs to move the staff to Building 1000.    
Until the move is complete, this information is not available. 
11. Can I have a breakdown of the buildings left empty when the move is complete and the 
sales valuation of these buildings.   
Breakdown of buildings included in Cabinet report 2 July 2007: 
http://mgov.newham.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryChronology.asp?IId=34483&Opt=2&J=43 .     
The value of buildings is commercially sensitive information at this stage and is exempt 
under Section 41 and 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for reason mentioned 
above. 
12. Can you give me a breakdown of the job cuts incurred because of the move.   
None 
13. Can you send the Actium Consult business case.   
The Business Case was exempt at the time Cabinet considered the matter due to 
commercial sensitivity and still cannot be made available for the same reasons 
now.  Section 41 and 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is applied. 
14. Can you include the safety impact report on Connaught Bridge. 
Can you be more specific about the information requested. If the enquiry is in relation to 
the impact of the current City Airport planning application on Connaught Bridge, then that 
information is available to view on our website through this link:  
http://pacaps.newham.gov.uk/PublicAccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_searchresults.
aspx 
 
15. Can you also give the Planning report on the PSZ and the Crash Zone. 
 
Can you be more specific about the information requested.  If the enquiry is in relation to 
the planning report on the current City Airport planning application (which includes 
reference to the PSZ) this is available to view on our website through this link:  
 
http://gov.newham.gov.uk/Published/C00000398/M00005828/$$ADocPackPublic.pdf 
 
If you require any further information or are not happy with our response please do not 
hesitate to contact a member of our team on (020) 8430 3737 or email us at 
[Newham Borough Council request email].  
The Council owns the copyright in most of the material provided. Copyright © Newham Council. The information 
supplied, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved. We may have provided information 
which is produced by others who have copyright and you should seek their consent before use of the information. 
Where possible we indicate the source of the material. You can apply to the Council to re-use the information 
supplied under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations. 
 
We publish an anonomised list of requests and responses on the Council’s website quarterly. 
 
 
If you are not satisfied with the decision, you may ask for an internal review via Newham 
Council Complaints Procedure. I enclose a copy of the procedure. 
 
Yours Faithfully 
Information Governance 
Newham Council 
The Council owns the copyright in most of the material provided. Copyright © Newham Council. The information 
supplied, unless otherwise stated, are copyright protected. All rights reserved. We may have provided information 
which is produced by others who have copyright and you should seek their consent before use of the information. 
Where possible we indicate the source of the material. You can apply to the Council to re-use the information 
supplied under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations. 
 
We publish an anonomised list of requests and responses on the Council’s website quarterly.