Corporate Asset Management Plan (Land and Buildings) 2008-2011

Introduction

This document is an update building on the Corporate Asset Management plan 2008-2011, outlining Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council’s approach to asset management and highlights the progress made over the last 5 years.

This plan principally focuses on corporate land and buildings but refers to and links to other Council asset management processes such as those dealing with highway structures, utilities and street lighting, and schools.

The plan draws from the best practice approach set out in Appendix C (references)

Specifically this Plan:

• Provides an overview of the Council’s corporate priorities.
• Details the extent and nature of the Council’s current land and buildings portfolio and highlights the extent of the current maintenance backlog.
• Brings together service area asset management aspirations to realise the key objectives of the Corporate Plan.
• Looks at opportunities presented by joint service provision and cross - agency working.
• Sets out how the Council proposes to reduce the maintenance backlog.
• Looks at how to identify surplus buildings for sale and make effective use of retained assets.
• Considers the implications for future capital expenditure.
• Reviews delivery processes.
• Provides an implementation plan.

This Plan links to the 2008-11 Capital Strategy and the Corporate Plan 2008-2011.

The Plan is presented to Executive Cabinet by the Cabinet Deputy for Economic Services to be discussed and approved before formal adoption by the Council. It will be circulated widely within the Council, shared with other public sector organisations, and made available as a public document. All Heads of Service have been consulted on the form and content of the plan through the Asset Management Group.