1. The estimated total number of acres of land that you own.
*47,000,338 square metres. Please note that “owned” is defined as (a) freehold, (b) leased or (c) held by trust arrangement. Therefore, Academy schools and Trust schools are not included and land maintained by Highways (Highways Maintained at Public Expense) is not included as generally the land is owned by private landowners.
2. The estimated total number of acres that you own which are not in operational use.
*40,834,190 square metres. This includes non-operational land such as the County Farms Estate or residual land in industrial estate development.
*Devon County Council holds this information in square metres. To convert square metres to acres – multiply the square metre value by 0.000247105
3. The annual spending on managing and maintaining your property that was not in operational use in the financial year 2022/23 – including costs for security, gardening, repairs and insurance. Please provide a breakdown.
| Detail |
Amount |
| OTHER BUILDING MAINTENANCE |
£33,710.89 |
| ELECTRICITY |
£28,359.58 |
| GAS |
£9,935.63 |
| RATES |
£36,918.66 |
| WATER CHARGES | £13,742.92 |
| FIXTURES & FITTINGS |
£4,448.01 |
| REFUSE COLLECTION INC SKIP HIRE |
£3,342.66 |
| SECURITY SYSTEMS | £27,115.27 |
| GROUNDS MAINTENANCE | £29,829.78 |
| INSURANCES | £1,264.19 |
| MAIN / TERM CONTRACTOR | £45,762.21 |
| PROFESSIONAL FEES | £1,580.00 |
| LEGAL FEES & DISBURSEMENTS | £175.00 |
| TELEPHONES (EXCL MOBILES & SMART PHONES) | £679.44 |
|
£236,864.24 |
4. The number of golf courses you currently own.
None.
5. The number of farms you currently own.
65 operational farms with other sites being in hand farmsteads pending sale or let bare land or let bare land and holdings.
6. The number of commercial buildings you own. If possible please provide a breakdown by category – such as shops, offices, restaurants, pubs, hotels.
The last statement of physical assets listed 24 offices.
7. The number of empty homes you currently own.
None.
8. The number of empty buildings you currently own that are not homes.
17.
Please provide a copy of your asset register.