10.

Physical Resources

Introduction

Institutions are often substantial land and property owners in their own right. Classes in this section cover information at a strategic level relating to the institution’s
management of its physical resources. Information that provides specific details of the institution’s future plans to alter its estate (e.g. proposals to purchase additional
property) may be exempt from disclosure where such disclosure would damage the institution’s commercial interests. In some instances information will be exempt from
disclosure where it information which, if released, may substantially prejudice the commercial interests of any person, endanger the physical or mental health or the safety
of an individual, substantially prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs, or constitute an actionable breach of confidence.

Class Name
Description of estate
Class Definition Examples/Comments Web link to Information Fee Withheld
/ Format of Information Information
Examples Include: www.rgu.ac.uk/about/st
rategy-and-
• Location, size, usage, and planning/campus-
Overview of the institution's estate Free
condition of major buildings. development

• Listed buildings
Information will
not be made
available where
Proposals for significant www.rgu.ac.uk/about/st
disclosure
reconfiguration of the estate in rategy-and-
would
Estate development plans Plans for major changes to the estate the near future e.g. additions planning/campus- Free
substantially
to/disposals of major components development
prejudice our
of estate.
commercial
interests under
s.33 of the Act.
Class Name Class Definition Examples/Comments Web link to Information Fee Withheld
/ Format of Information Information
Robert Gordon University's 'Masterplan'
www.rgu.ac.uk/about/st
a £120 million campus development
rategy-and-
project at our Garthdee campus which
Estates Masterplan planning/campus-
has provided our students and staff with
development
state-of-the-art teaching and learning
facilities.
Joint Infrastructure Fund and
Plans for use of major external capital
External funding Science Research Infrastructure Free
funding
Fund allocations.
https://www.rgu.ac.uk/a
bout/faculties-schools-
Buildings under Summary information about buildings and-
Free
construction under construction departments/administrat
ion-and-support/estates

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/a
bout/faculties-schools-
and-
Information which the institution
Documentation for invitations to tender departments/administrat
Tender documentation is required to publish in the EU Free
as required by EU regulations ion-
Journal
departments/procureme
nt

Examples Include:

• Long-term/programmed
Maintenance arrangements and policies
Maintenance maintenance arrangements Internal only Free
for buildings and grounds
and schedules

• How to request repairs

Class Name Class Definition Examples/Comments Web link to Information Fee Withheld
/ Format of Information Information
Performance indicators on major Information will
estates functions are available from not be made
available where
disclosure
Estates indicators Planning Coordinator 
 EMS Free
would breach
Central Services Building 

confidentiality
Robert Gordon University 
Garthdee
under s.36 of
Road 
Aberdeen 
AB10 7FY the Act.
Examples Include:

• Energy consumption
The institution's environmental policies,
practices and overview of their impact
• Recycling policies and
arrangements
Robert Gordon University is committed http://www.rgu.ac.uk/a
to sustainable practices, to minimise the bout/planning-and-
Environmental policies • Transport policies and Free
impact of our activities on the policy/policies
arrangements
environment and to reduce costs. This
covers all areas of sustainability, from
• Sustainability policies
waste generated and energy used, to
green travel.
• Information which is required
to be published under
environmental legislation