Transcript Frontline Councillor Presentation

The Localism Act- New
“Community Rights”
A Quick Guide from the
Policy and Partnerships
Team
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Quick Summary
Localism Act 2011
• Community Right to Challenge- now enacted
• Community Right to Build- part of
Neighbourhood Planning
• “Community Right to Buy/Bid”
– Assets of Community Value
– To begin from October 2012
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Community “Right to Bid/Buy”
Communities identify assets of
community value
More
communities
take control
of local
assets
Local authorities hold and control a
list of assets of community value
Communities get time and
support to bid for assets
THE LIST OF ASSETS OF COMMUNTIY VALUEQUICK SUMMARY
• Requires local authority to maintain a list of land assets nominated by the
community that are considered to be of community value.
• The criteria for entry onto this register are
• The actual current use of the building/land must further the social wellbeing
or social interests of the local community, and it must be realistic to think
that this can continue (albeit in another form). Recent uses can also be
included in this definition.
• Those able to request that something be placed on the register of assets of
community value will be limited to parish councils and voluntary or community
bodies with a local connection
• There are exemptions to what can be included- eg residential dwellings, and
assets that form part of a larger estate which is to be disposed of as a going
concern.
• Once an asset is placed on the list, the owner cannot dispose of it unless they
have notified the local authority in writing and complied with specific time
restrictions, as set out in the next slide
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Community Right to
Challenge
This right gives voluntary and community
groups, social enterprises, charities,
parish councils and relevant local
authority staff the right to submit an
expression of interest (EoI) to take over
the running of a local authority service.
 If the EoI is accepted, the Council must
undertake a procurement exercise for
that service.
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COMMUNITY RIGHT TO BUILD
– Part of new approach to Neighbourhood Planning
contained in the Act
– Alternative to a traditional application for planning
permission- designed to allow a particular scheme
(eg new affordable housing or community facilities)
to go forward so long as there is local support and
the processes required are followed- including
approval through a local referendum.
– The local community would need to identify the
land and other resources needed for the project
and the idea also is that the benefits of the
development will be retained by the community
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What might the new
community rights be used for?
What do you want to achieve?
What Tool could you use?
• Protecting an existing
local facility
• Assets of Community
Value (“Community
Right to Bid”)
• Securing additional
facilities
• Community Right to
Build (Planning)
• Improving existing
local facility or
service
• Community Right to
Challenge
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Are there other ways of
achieving?
What do you want to achieve?
• Protecting an existing
local facility
• Securing additional
facilities
• Improving existing
local facility or
service
“Tools for the Job”
Use existing planning
designations; increase
usage/viability of
facility
Use existing
planning system;
make funding cases
Directly approach
service provider with
ideas; identify funding
opportunities
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Taking a step back
What do you want to
– Change?
– Stay the same?
– Create anew?
– What is the evidence for this?
What is the Plan for achieving this and over what
timescale?
What tools are best used for achieving this Plan?
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Neighbourhood Planning?
Community Rights?
Influence?
Partnership working?
External funding?
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Contact us
• Keynsham and Chew Valley
– [email protected]
• Bath and Environs
– [email protected]
• Somer Valley
– [email protected]
Policy_partnerships@bathnes/gov.uk
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