PART 5Community empowerment

F1Chapter 2AAssets of community value (England)

List of assets of community value

86AList of assets of community value

(1)

A local authority must maintain a list of land in its area that is land of community value.

(2)

The list maintained under subsection (1) by a local authority is to be known as its list of assets of community value.

(3)

The list maintained under subsection (1) must set out the following separate categories of the list —

(a)

any land of community value that is a sporting asset of community value (see section 86C);

(b)

any land of community value that falls within section 86B(3) (assets supporting sporting assets of community value).

(4)

Where land is included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value and it is not a sporting asset of community value or land falling within section 86B(3), the entry for that land is to be removed from the list with effect from the end of the period of 10 years beginning with the date of that entry.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations amend subsection (4) for the purpose of substituting, for the period specified in that subsection for the time being, some other period.

(6)

Where land is included in a local authority’s list of assets of community value and it is a sporting asset of community value or land falling within section 86B(3), the entry for that land is to remain on the list indefinitely.

(7)

Subsections (4) and (6) do not apply where an entry has been removed with effect from some earlier time in accordance with provision in regulations under subsection (8).

(8)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision in relation to a local authority’s list of assets of community value, including (in particular) provision about—

(a)

the form in which the list is to be kept;

(b)

contents of an entry in the list (including matters not to be included in an entry);

(c)

modification of an entry in the list;

(d)

removal of an entry from the list;

(e)

cases where land is to be included in the list and—

(i)

different parts of the land are in different ownership or occupation, or

(ii)

there are multiple estates or interests in the land or any part or parts of it;

(f)

combination of the list with the local authority’s list of land nominated by unsuccessful community nominations (see section 86I).

(9)

Subject to any provision made by or under this Chapter, it is for a local authority to decide the form and contents of its list of assets of community value.