Nominate an asset of community value

Local groups have the right to nominate a building or other land, known as 'assets', to further social wellbeing and interests of the local community.

This includes properties and land that have:

recently been used for this purpose
are currently being used for this purpose
could continue to be used for this purpose in the future

Examples of assets of community value

Assets of community value might include:

village shops
pubs
community centres
children’s centres
allotments
libraries

Who can nominate an asset

Several community organisations can nominate assets to be listed including:

parish councils
neighbourhood forums
unconstituted community groups of at least 21 members
charities

These organisations must have a local connection, so that their activities are concerned with the local area.

The nomination process

Nomination forms must be completed and returned to us with sufficient evidence to support the application.

When we receive a nomination, we have 8 weeks to decide whether or not it meets the criteria. Owners of these assets have the right to appeal the decision.

The asset will then be placed on a list of successful and unsuccessful nominations on our website.

If successfully nominated, the asset will remain on the list for 5 years after which the protection will expire.

If the owner wishes to sell it during this period, they must advise us and we will then inform the relevant community groups. The groups will then have an initial period of 6 weeks to consider if they want to express an interest in bidding for the asset.

If a community group wishes to proceed, a 6-month ‘moratorium’ (stoppage of existing activities) is placed on the sale to allow the group to raise funds.