http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/section/86ALocalism Act 2011An Act to make provision about the functions and procedures of local and certain other authorities; to make provision about the functions of the Commission for Local Administration in England; to enable the recovery of financial sanctions imposed by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the United Kingdom from local and public authorities; to make provision about local government finance; to make provision about town and country planning, the Community Infrastructure Levy and the authorisation of nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about social and other housing; to make provision about regeneration in London; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-02Expert Participation2026-07-24 Localism Act 2011s. 158(8)-(9B)Housing and Planning Act 2016s. 121(2)(e)s. 216(3) PART 5 Chapter 2A86A1A local authority must maintain a list of land in its area that is land of community value.2The list maintained under subsection (1) by a local authority is to be known as its list of assets of community value.3The list maintained under subsection (1) must set out the following separate categories of the list —aany land of community value that is a sporting asset of community value (see section 86C);bany land of community value that falls within section 86B(3) (assets supporting sporting assets of community value).4Where 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.5The 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.6Where 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.7Subsections (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).8The 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—athe form in which the list is to be kept;bcontents of an entry in the list (including matters not to be included in an entry);cmodification of an entry in the list;dremoval of an entry from the list;ecases where land is to be included in the list and—idifferent parts of the land are in different ownership or occupation, oriithere are multiple estates or interests in the land or any part or parts of it;fcombination of the list with the local authority’s list of land nominated by unsuccessful community nominations (see section 86I).9Subject 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.Pt. 5 Ch. 2A inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(6), Sch. 31 para. 1 (with Sch. 31 para. 2)