(a)  Required outcome

(i)  With prior approval of the relevant Participant, the informed review and investigation by hubco and any of the Participants of all the estate development options available to deliver the TDP before identifying which New Project(s) to progress.  

(ii)  The thorough appraisal of all practical options to ensure the best available value for money is realised in every case.

(iii)  The development of practical and affordable proposals for improvement to the Participant's estate, which will provide value for money for the Participant and facilitate the delivery of the services plan laid out in the latest revision of the TDP.

(b)  Scope

Estate planning carried out by hubco, with the agreement of and in conjunction with the Participant will need to answer the following key strategic questions:

(i)  where are we now? A comprehensive description of the current estate available for provision of Community Services in terms of its condition, efficiency, statutory compliance, adequacy, capability and suitability;

(ii)  where do we want to be? Identification of the future estate requirements;

(iii)  how do we get there?  Identification of the "gap" together with the provision of costed strategic options for closing it including as many alternatives as are appropriate in the particular circumstances to ensure the best available value for money option is identified in each case and/or estate masterplanning; and

(iv)  how will we know that we are making progress? A means of measuring progress towards the provision of the estate required to realise the TDP.