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The Localism Act 2011 gives communities new rights to identify buildings or land they believe to be important and benefit

their community. The Act requires Local Authorities (District and Unitary councils) to maintain a Register of Assets of

Community Value containing the assets nominated by the community. If the asset then comes up for sale, the community

group will be given time to make a bid to buy it on the open market.

 If you are a community group thinking of nominating an asset to be recorded on the SSDC Register of Assets of

Community Value, please read the general notes below. Information is also available on our website:

https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/your-council/your-council-plan-and-strategies/communities/localism-and-

community-rights/community-right-to-bid/

 before completing this form. SSDC’s Register of Assets of Community Value is a public document which will be

published on our website https://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/your-council/your-council-plan-and-

strategies/communities/localism-and-community-rights/community-right-to-bid/

If you would like to discuss your project further, or before completing this form, please contact Dave Crisfield on 01935

462240. Please see attached guidance and reference notes for further information.

The Community Right to Bid is only one mechanism to help communities protect local assets. It may not always be the best

route for your group or community. Information regarding Land and Building Community Assets, whether that’s through the

Community Right to Bid or Asset Transfer process can be found at https://mycommunity.org.uk/take-action/land-and-building-

assets/

The Government has set up an advisory service for organisations wanting to take advantage of the new Community Rights.

Grants are available for community groups. Visit: https://mycommunity.org.uk/take-action/land-and-building-assets/assets-of-

community-value-right-to-bid/ for more information.

Please complete all sections of this form otherwise we will be unable to process your nomination.

1. Full name of nominating group/organisation

2. Contact details for all correspondence regarding this nomination

Name

Position in organisation

Address

Post Code

Telephone number

Email address

Community Right to Bid

Nomination Form

Assets of Community Value

April 2020

3. What type of group/organisation are you? (please read reference note

for further advice)

Organisation type

Please insert a tick

against all that apply

Registration number of charity

and/or company if applicable

Parish Council

Neighbourhood Forum

*Unincorporated group

Charity

Community Interest Company

Industrial and Provident Society

Company Limited by Guarantee

*Unincorporated bodies should have a minimum of 21 members who are on the electoral roll within South

Somerset and must not distribute any surplus it makes to its members - If relevant, please confirm the number

of such members. If they are registered to vote in the area of a neighbouring local authority, rather than South

Somerset, please confirm which area that is.

4. Local connection (please read reference note

before completing)

5. Name of Parish in which the asset is located

6. Name, address and description of property/land you are nominating (please read reference note

before completing).

Name of asset

What is it? (e.g. pub, local

shop, car park, field)

Address

Post Code

Ordnance Survey Map

reference (if applicable)

7. Owners and others with an interest in the building or land. (Please read reference note

before

completing).

Current owner’s name and

address

Current leaseholder(s)

name and address

Current occupants name

and addresses

8. Please use this space to tell us in as much detail as possible about how the Property/Land you are

nominating has contributed to the social wellbeing and interests of the local community. Please provide as

many examples as you can of the kind of uses/activities that the asset has contributed to the social wellbeing

and interests of the local community (see reference note

before completing)

9. Please use the space provided to tell us in as much detail as possible about how in the future, the

proposed uses of the Property/Land you are nominating will further the social wellbeing and interests of the

local community. Please include examples of proposed uses/activities. This may be different from the

previous use. (see reference note

before completing)

Are there any restrictive covenants on the future use? (Please read reference note

before completing).

If yes, please give details/evidence:

Signature. By signing your name here (if submitting by post) or typing it (if submitting by email) you are

confirming that the contents of this form are correct, to the best of your knowledge. Please note that details of

any addresses provided in this form will be published on the Council’s Register of Assets of Community Value

which is available on the South Somerset District Council website. By signing this form you are accepting that

these details will be published and available to members of the public.

Signature:

Print name:

Date:

Please include a Map highlighting the building or outline of land with this form.

Please return this form to: communities@southsomerset.gov.uk or post to: Communities, South

Somerset District Council, PO Box 5421, Yeovil, BA20 9GU

1. Only certain types of organisations are eligible to nominate community assets. The group must not

carry out their activities primarily for profit and must partly or wholly re-invest any surplus in the South

Somerset area or their or in a neighbouring Authority area. You may need to submit evidence of the

type of group which describes you organisation (e.g copy or your constitution or minutes of meetings).

If you are unsure what type of organisation you are please contact us to discuss. Please note

individuals and District/County Councils are not allowed to nominate assets.

2. Only organisations with a local connection are eligible to nominate an asset of community value. You

must demonstrate that your group’s activities are wholly or partly concerned with the South Somerset

area, or with a neighbouring authority area (which shares a boundary with South Somerset), or the

neighbourhood in which the asset is situated (or the neighbouring Parish Council). If it is not obvious,

please explain what your organisation’s local connection is.

3. Assets of Community Value which cannot be nominated include: Residential properties and associated

land, Land licensed for use as a caravan site, Operational land used for transport and other

infrastructures.

Please provide information which helps to clarify the exact location and extent of the asset being

nominated, including ordnance survey map reference if possible. You will need to provide a drawing or

sketch map with the boundaries of the asset being nominated clearly marked in red (these

boundaries do not have to be the same as ownership boundaries, for instance the boundaries

shown on the Land Registry plan if the land is registered. You can plot boundaries using

http://maps.google.co.uk. If the boundary is not clearly identified you may be required to submit

further evidence prior to your nomination application being accepted.

4. It is the responsibility of the nominating group to identify ownership of the property/land. We are

unable to accept nominations where the ownership has not been identified. SSDC will notify the owner

as soon as we have listed the asset on the Register. If any information is not known to you, please say

so.

5. For further information about what constitues an Asset of Community Value and whether it meets the

furthering the social well-being or social interests of the local community test please refer to the

https://mycommunity.org.uk/take-action/land-and-building-assets/step-by-step/community-right-bid-

step-2/

6. Sometimes buildings and land contain restrictive covenants which may limit any proposed alterations or

future use. Please include any details you are aware of.

Application Process

 Once we receive your nomination we will acknowledge receipt, notify the owner and assess if it is eligible.

If the nomination meets the relevant criteria and is approved by the Council, the asset will be included on

the register. A register will also be compiled for any unsuccessful nominations that do not meet the

criteria.

 If accepted, SSDC will notify the owner and the Land Registry that the asset has been included on the

 Once listed, the asset remains on the register for 5 years (or until the asset is sold, if earlier).

 If the owner decides to sell the property, they must notify the Council. We will notify you (as the

nominating body) and publicise in the local area.

 From this point, community organisations have 6 weeks in which to express (to SSDC) a written intention

to bid to purchase the property.

 If a request is received during the 6 week period, then the full 6 month moratorium (again from the point

the owner notifies the local authority) will operate. During this period the owner may continue to market

and negotiate sales, but may not exchange contracts (or enter into a binding contract to do so later).

The one exception being that the owner may sell to a community interest group during the moratorium

period.

 After the moratorium period – either the 6 weeks if there has been no community interest, or the full 6

months – the owner is free to sell to whomever they choose and at whatever price, and no further

moratorium will apply for the remainder of a protected period lasting 18 months (running from the same

start date of when the owner notified the local authority of wishing to sell).

Reference notes and further guidance

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