Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the Corporate Property Strategy 2017-2022. The Strategy set out the broad aims of the Council in the management of an extensive and varied portfolio which included 157 operational buildings, 682 operational sites (including 71 Car parks, 506 parks and greenspaces), 40 shops and business centres, 3 major regeneration sites, 3 civic amenity sites, 13 cemeteries and a crematorium.

The broad aims of the Strategy included rationalisation of surplus estate and better space utilisation, as well as a series of key actions to be delivered over the medium term together with the aim to realise £20 million of capital receipts over the life of the Strategy.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the Strategy, as set out in Appendix B to the report.

Reasons:

To enable a co-ordinated approach to estate management that encourages partnership working and joint local estate solutions.