reviews considering alternative methods of service delivery will contribute to relieving this budget pressure. The Area Review report also identifies potential building closures. The value of required maintenance for 2012/13 dropped significantly due to . This has also led to a corresponding rise in the quality of our buildings, with 52% of floor space now in condition which is a significant achievement given our resources and is “Good” benchmarked against other Local Authorities in Figure 2. The Council is still significantly below the Wales average in terms of the percentage annual spend on responsive maintenance compared to planned maintenance, as can be seen in Figure 3. The accepted target ratios should be 70% planned and 30% responsive. This will be addressed by the developing corporate landlord approach and implementation of a Maintenance Strategy during 2014/15 which will ensure our limited resources are targeted on priority maintenance needs and in line with corporate priorities. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Fitness for Purpose A total of 215 buildings have been assessed as part of the recent Area Review process during 2013/14. They have been graded to take into account both condition and suitability for service delivery. The data provides a baseline to measure how we are improving the estate in the future. The Area Review surveys will be updated annually on a rolling programme with 20% re-surveyed and 80% reviewed by a desk top survey. PM 4: Percentage of buildings surveyed for fitness for purpose in categories Amber, Red/Amber or Red As can be seen from Figure 4 below, the majority of the buildings are either Green or Amber which account for 57% of the total. The Asset Action Plans that will flow from the work undertaken will determine which properties we retain/invest in and dispose of and will also support the Corporate Landlord in determining maintenance investment priorities.
reviews considering alternative methods of service delivery will contribute to relieving this budget pressure. The Area Review report also identifies potential building closures. The value of required maintenance for 2012/13 dropped significantly due to . This has also led to a corresponding rise in the quality of our buildings, with 52% of floor space now in “Good” condition which is a significant achievement given our resources and is benchmarked against other Local Authorities in Figure 2. The Council is still significantly below the Wales average in terms of the percentage annual spend on responsive maintenance compared to planned maintenance, as can be seen in Figure 3. The accepted target ratios should be 70% planned and 30% responsive. This will be addressed by the developing corporate landlord approach and implementation of a Maintenance Strategy during 2014/15 which will ensure our limited resources are targeted on priority maintenance needs and in line with corporate priorities. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Fitness for Purpose A total of 215 buildings have been assessed as part of the recent Area Review process during 2013/14. They have been graded to take into account both condition and suitability for service delivery. The data provides a baseline to measure how we are improving the estate in the future. The Area Review surveys will be updated annually on a rolling programme with 20% re-surveyed and 80% reviewed by a desk top survey. PM 4: Percentage of buildings surveyed for fitness for purpose in categories Amber, Red/Amber or Red As can be seen from Figure 4 below, the majority of the buildings are either Green or Amber which account for 57% of the total. The Asset Action Plans that will flow from the work undertaken will determine which properties we retain/invest in and dispose of and will also support the Corporate Landlord in determining maintenance investment priorities.
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