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Policies
Community Asset List - Assets of Community Value
The Localism Act 2011 introduces an important new power for local communities to protect buildings and open spaces they value. The Community Right to Bid came into effect on 21 September 2012. This is relevant to all civic societies and community groups.
This new right means communities can ask their local council to list certain assets as being of value to the community. If an asset is listed and then comes up for sale, the new right will give communities that want it 6 months to put together a bid to buy it. This gives communities an increased chance to save much loved shops, pubs or other local facilities.
Parish councils or local community groups can nominate both privately and publicly owned assets which meet the definition of community value.
A building or land in your council’s area must be listed as an asset of community value if:
Owners of listed assets cannot dispose of them without:
We believe the car-parks (except Oldbury Road) are so registered, perhaps the Watson Hall too. We encourage members to identify other candidates.
Details for nomination etc. at TBC can be found here and at the Civic Voice website here.
CAMRA have made great use of this facility to list many pubs, see http://www.camra.org.uk/list-your-local.
This new right means communities can ask their local council to list certain assets as being of value to the community. If an asset is listed and then comes up for sale, the new right will give communities that want it 6 months to put together a bid to buy it. This gives communities an increased chance to save much loved shops, pubs or other local facilities.
Parish councils or local community groups can nominate both privately and publicly owned assets which meet the definition of community value.
A building or land in your council’s area must be listed as an asset of community value if:
- current primary use of the building/land or use of the building/land in the recent past furthers the social well-being or social interests (cultural, recreational, or sporting interests) of the local community
- it is realistic to think that now or in the next five years there could continue to be primary use of the building/land which will further the social well-being or social interests of the local community (whether or not in the same way as before)
Owners of listed assets cannot dispose of them without:
- letting the local authority know that they intend to sell the asset or grant a lease of more than 25 years
- waiting until the end of a six week ‘interim moratorium’ period if the local authority does not receive a request from a community interest group to be treated as a potential bidder
- waiting until the end of a six month ‘full moratorium’ period if the local authority does receive a request from a community interest group to be treated as a potential bidder
We believe the car-parks (except Oldbury Road) are so registered, perhaps the Watson Hall too. We encourage members to identify other candidates.
Details for nomination etc. at TBC can be found here and at the Civic Voice website here.
CAMRA have made great use of this facility to list many pubs, see http://www.camra.org.uk/list-your-local.
