Assets of Community Value

• The provisions DON’T– give the right to force a sale– give a right of first refusal– require the owner to sell below

market price

The provisions DO

• give the right to propose listing as an asset of community value

• provide a guaranteed moratorium period of 6 months

The provisions DO

• assume continuity of present, recent or future use or purpose that furthers social wellbeing or interests

Guidance

• none from central government• engage early with local

government

Guidance

• if you’re bidding low, then preparation is everything!

Further action

• we want this to work for local communities

• emergency appeal process?

Neighbourhood planning

• Community involvement in planning– Neighbourhood Plans– Neighbourhood

Development Orders– Community Right to Build

Orders

Neighbourhood Plans• parish/town councils or

neighbourhood forums• min. 21 sponsors• must accommodate local

development framework– can propose more

development– can identify sites– determine applications/

appeals

Neighbourhood Plans1. establish the forum

- agree the neighbourhood- submit forum proposal- Council decision

2. prepare the Plan3. independent check4. community referendum5. Neighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Development

• NDO: community right to grant planning permission for specified (classes of) development

• CRBO: relate to proposals by community organisations

• both need referendums

Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders

What CSOs offer

• essential support for civil society• local intelligence and expertise• democratic renewal• local accountability• economic contribution• Compact compliance• criticism and challenge

What we can do…

• use relationships with local public sector• engage with LSPs, scrutiny committees and

LEPs to identify priorities for community• campaign for what’s important• campaign against arbitrary cuts

– Compact– public law

The changing policy landscape

I can remember when this was all open country…