http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/section/86PLocalism 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 Database2026-07-05Expert Participation2026-06-29 Localism Act 2011s. 158(8)-(9B)Housing and Planning Act 2016s. 121(2)(e)s. 216(3) PART 5 Chapter 2A86P1A community interest group may within the period for expressions of interest relating to land of community value give written notice to the relevant local authority of the group’s intention to buy the land.2The “period for expressions of interest”, in relation to land of community value, is the period of eight weeks beginning with the date on which the local authority updates the list for the land to include the matters mentioned in section 86Q(2)(a) to (c).3A notice under subsection (1) must include the reasons why the group wants to buy the land.4Where—ano community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), there is no alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b);bone community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), that group is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b);cmore than one community interest group has given notice under subsection (1), the relevant local authority must make a determination as to which group is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b).5Where subsection (4)(b) applies, the relevant local authority must give written notice to the community interest group which has given notice under subsection (1) that it is the alternative community group for the purposes of section 86N(1)(b).6Where subsection (4)(c) applies, the relevant local authority must give written notice of the determination to each community interest group which has given notice under subsection (1).7A notice under subsection (5) or (6) must be given before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the end of the period for expressions of interest.8In this section, “community interest group” has the meaning given by section 86N(4).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)