Community Right to Bid

The Community Right to Bid is legal power brought in by the Localism Act in 2011. It gives communities the opportunity to pause the sale of buildings or land they care about, for example a local pub, shop, library or football ground.

For more information about the Community Right to bid process visit the My Community Rights website.

The stages of the Community Right to Bid

Nomination

The first step is for a community group to nominate land and buildings to be part of a register of assets of community value. This is done by completing the 'Assets of community value nomination form'. Properties can be nominated at any time.

Assets Of Community Value Nomination Form - docx - 70 Kb

Assets Of Community Value Guidance Notes - pdf - 206 Kb

Decision

The decision is made by us. We will consider whether the proposed asset meets the conditions required by law for listing. Should we decide to list a property, the land owner has the right to appeal. Listed properties are published on an ‘Assets of community value register’.

List of assets of community value

The list of assets of community value details the successful and unsuccessful community asset nominations. For each asset, the list sets out a range of information that is defined in the Assets of Community Value Regulations.

Property	Parish	Date of decision to list	Date listing will expire (5 years)	Latest date for review request	Notification of intention to dispose received (Yes/No)
Spring Garden Allotments, south of Back Walls, Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos	Stow-on-the-Wold	14/12/2016	13/12/2021	09/02/2017	No
Royal British Legion, Well Lane, Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos	Stow-on-the-Wold	04/09/2017	04/09/2022	03/11/2017	No
The Bakers Arms, Somerford Keynes, Cirencester, Glos.	Somerford Keynes	04/01/2019	03/01/2024	01/03/2019	No
Cotswold Waterpark Lakes 101 & 101a, Scouts Headquarters and footpaths	Fairford	31/01/2020	30/01/2025	27/03/2020	No
Kemble Community Gardens, Windmill Road, Kemble, Cirencester	Kemble and Ewen	10/02/2020	09/02/2025	13/04/2020	No
The Halfway House Kineton Nr Guiting Power GL54 5UG	Temple Guiting	20/07/2020	19/07/2025	15/09/2020	No
The Greyhound Public House, 3 Hampton Street, Tetbury, GL8 8JN	Tetbury	20/07/2020	19/07/2025	15/09/2020	Yes: 25 September 2023 Interim Moratorium Period: 6 November 2023. Potential full Moratorium:25 March 2024 Protected Period: 25 March 2025
The Swan, Southrop, Lechlade GL7 3NU	Southrop	22/04/2022	22/04/2027	07/07/2022	No
The Allotments at The Bratches, Chipping Campden GL55 6JS	Chipping Campden	02/03/2022	02/03/2022
The Old Woolhouse Market Place, Northleach, Cheltenham, GL54 3EE	Northleach with Eastington	29/03/2023	28/03/2028	24/05/2023	No
The Craven Arms Inns, Brockhampton, GL54 5XQ (limited to the public house, adjoining gardens and the car park)	Sevenhampton Parish Council	12/06/2023	11/06/2028	06/08/2023	Yes: Interim Moratorium Period: 13/08/2023 Potential Full Moratorium Period: 02/01/2024 Protected Period: 02/01/2025

List of unsuccessful nominations

Property	Parish	Date of decision	Reasons for land not being listed	Date for property to be removed from the List (5 years)
Oddfellows Arms, 12-14 Chester Street, Cirencester	Entries removed	18/07/2016	The nomination failed to meet the criteria laid down in the Localism Act	18/07/2021
British Legion Club, Station Road, Moreton-InMarsh	Moreton West	18/07/2016	The nomination failed to meet the criteria laid down in the Localism Act	18/07/2021
The Red Lion, Ampney St Peter, Cirencester, Glos	Ampney St. Peter	06/04/2017	The Asset of Community Value listing of the building has been subject to an Internal Review. The Internal Review found that the requirement contained in the Localism Act 2011 Section 88(2)(b) is not satisfied. Upon review of the further evidence supplied by the appellant it is deemed that it is not “realistic” to think that there is a time in the next five years when there could be non-ancillary use of The Red Lion that would further (whether or not in the same way as before) the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community.	06/04/2022
British Legion Club, Station Road, Moreton-InMarsh	Moreton West	02/11/2017	The nomination failed to meet the criteria laid down in the Localism Act	02/11/2022

When a property is put on the market

The owner of a building or land that is listed as an asset of community value must let us know when they intend to sell the property (unless an exemption applies). We will update the website list with the intended sale, inform the nominating organisation and publicise the sale in the local community. Any eligible community interest group that is interested in making a bid must write to us within six weeks of our receipt of the owner’s notification of their planned sale.

Expression Of Interest Form - docx - 60 Kb

This triggers a six month period (including the initial six weeks) during which the owner is unable to sell to any buyer other than a community interest group. This is called a moratorium.

Once this six month period ends, the owner is free to sell the land or building to whoever they wish, at the price they wish. They will also have a protected period of 18 months when they cannot be subjected to another moratorium.

Exceptions and limits to the right to bid

Certain categories of land are exempt from this right. For example, residential dwellings and operational land owned by organisations like utilities. In other circumstances, there are certain disposals of land which are exempt from the act, such as a gift to family members, disposal of part of a business sold as a going concern.

Listing land or buildings does not automatically prevent other changes, for example a change of use. An entry in the Assets of Community Value can be a material consideration for a planning decision, but does not automatically prevent a successful planning application.