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)
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	Yes: 21st October 2024 Interim Moratorium Period: 1st December 2024 Potential Full Moratorium: 20th April 2025 Protected Period End Date: 20th April 2026
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	01/03/2027
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
Mickleton Victory Memorial Playing Fields, Back Lane, Mickleton	Mickleton Parish Council	05/12/2023	04/12/2028	29/01/2024	No
Allotments and Community Vineyard (also known as Church Gardens), Stratford Road, Mickleton	Mickleton Parish Council	06/12/2023	05/12/2028	30/01/2024	No
Seven Tuns Inn, Queen Street, Chedworth	Chedworth	14/11/2024	13/12/2029	08/01/2025	No

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)
Seven Tuns Inn, Queen Street, Chedworth	Chedworth	28/03/2024	The nomination failed to meet the criteria laid down in the Localism Act	27/03/2028

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.