scope:

The scope of this document is to provide guidance on the application of the requirements for the life cycle of Miscellaneous Assets owned by LU for:

a) Inception and design

b) Construction, installation, testing and commissioning

c) Inspection

d) Analytical assessment

e) Condition assessment and certification

f) Maintenance

g) Strengthening and Renewal

h) Decommissioning.

Note: The information contained in this guidance document is derived mainly from historical information contained in existing LU documents and therefore does not necessarily reflect current good practice. Where possible, existing historical information has been supplemented by references to current good industry practice.

Purpose

The purpose of this guidance is to support LU standard S1057 'Civil Engineering - Miscellaneous Assets' and provide guidance on the whole life cycle requirements for Miscellaneous Assets. These assets comprise:

a) Roads, paving and car parks

b) Lighting towers and high mast columns

c) Lighting standards

d) Chimneys - concrete, masonry and metal

e) Water towers

f) Dry stone walls (free standing wall)

g) Boundary walls (free standing wall)

h) Non-boundary walls (free standing wall)

i) Cable posts

j) Cable stiles

k) Load gauges

l) Advertising hoardings.