Community Right to Bid

What is the Right to Bid?

The Community Right to Bid , which is also known as Assets of Community Value. The right gives eligible community groups the opportunity to identify and nominate assets that are of value to the local community and nominate these for inclusion on a list of assets of community value maintained by the Council.

If an asset on the list comes up for sale, eligible community groups will have up to six months in which to make a bid to buy it. However, these new provisions do not restrict in any way decisions by the owner of the asset such as who they can sell their property to, or at what price, and a community interest group does not have a right of first refusal to buy the asset.

A community could use this right to nominate a local asset like a village hall, a community centre, a playing field, a library or a children’s centre. The right covers private as well as public assets.

Nominate a local asset

Purchase an asset of community value

Assets of Community Value

The Council is required to keep a list of assets of community value in Allerdale and a list of unsuccessfully nominated assets.

Registered assets of Community Value

The Ship Inn, Thursby (ref: 2022/003)

Address: Thursby, CA5 6PE
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 13 December 2022
Date listing expires: 13 December 2027

The King’s Arms (ref: 2018/001)

Address: Bowness-on-Solway, CA7 5AF
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 09 July 2018
Date listing expires: 09 July 2023

The Hope and Anchor (ref: 2018/002)

Address: Port Carlisle, CA7 5BU
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 09 July 2018
Date listing expires: 09 July 2023
Date of notification of owner intention to dispose of asset: 20 June 2019
End date of interim moratorium period: 1 August 2019
End date of full moratorium period: 19 December 2019
End date of protected period: 19 December 2020

Keswick Town Hall (ref: 2018/003)

Address: 50 Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5JS
Locality area: Keswick
Date of listing decision: 31 January 2019
Date listing expires: 31 January 2024

The Highland Laddie (ref: 2019/002)

Address: Glasson, Wigton, CA7 5DT
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 31 October 2019
Date listing expires: 31 October 2024

Rogersceugh Steading (ref: 2020/002) – part listing

Address: Rogersceugh, Longcroft, Kirkbride, Wigton CA7 5BB
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 23 October 2020
Date listing expires: 23 October 2025

Harris Park, Cockermouth (ref: 2020/003)

Address: near to Rubby Banks, Cockermouth, CA13 0DF
Locality area: Cockermouth
Date of listing decision: 23 September 2020
Date listing expires: 23 September 2025

Memorial Gardens, Cockermouth (ref: 2020/004)

Address: near to Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR
Locality area: Cockermouth
Date of listing decision: 23 September 2020
Date listing expires: 23 September 2025

Land at Soddy Gap and track from Soddy Gap to Broughton Moor (ref: 2020/005) - part listing

Address: NY073323 XY 306.791, 533020, Little Broughton, CA13 0YA
Locality area: Cockermouth/Maryport
Date of listing decision: 22 December 2020
Date listing expires: 22 December 2025

The Swan Inn, Cockermouth (ref: 2021/001)

Address: 52-56 Kirkgate, Cockermouth, CA13 9PH
Locality area: Cockermouth
Date of listing decision: 9 July 2021
Date listing expires: 9 July 2026

Lindow Hall (ref: 2021/002)

Address: Bowness-on-Solway, CA7 5AF
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 2 September 2021
Date listing expires: 2 September 2026

Emily’s Black Lion (ref: 2021/003)

Address: The Square, Ireby, Wigton, CA7 1EA
Locality area: Wigton
Date of listing decision: 30 September 2021
Date listing expires: 30 September 2026
Date of notification of owner intention to dispose of asset: 30 September 2021
End date of interim moratorium period: 11 November 2021
End date of full moratorium period: 30 March 2022
End date of protected period: 30 March 2023

TS Caesar / Maryport Sea Cadets (ref: 2021/004)

Address: 70 King Street, Maryport
Locality area: Maryport
Date of listing decision: 28 October 2021
Date listing expires: 28 October 2026

Keswick Leisure Pool (ref: 2022/001)

Address: Station Road, Keswick, CA12 4NE
Locality area: Keswick
Date of listing decision: 19 May 2022
Date listing expires: 19 May 2027

List of unsuccessfully nominated and removed assets

Keswick Station Platform (ref: 2022/002)

Address: Keswick Station
Locality area: Keswick
Date of decision: Not accepted

'Broughton Lodge' site (ref: 2015/003)

Address: Broughton Moor, CA15 7SG
Locality area: Maryport/Cockermouth
Date of decision: 6 October 2015
Reasons for decision: The Panel concluded that although community use of parts of the nominated land had been evidenced, a large proportion of the area nominated is grazing land farmed by tenant farmers. The Panel therefore considered use for agriculture to be the main use of these areas. This use is not considered to further the social wellbeing or interests of the local community. The nominated land therefore does not meet the definition of an asset of community value in the Localism Act 2011.

The Wheatsheaf Inn, Abbeytown (ref: 2015/009)

Address: Abbeytown, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 4RG
Locality area: Wigton
Date of decision: 7 January 2016
Reasons for decision: The Panel concluded that the nomination failed to provide sufficient evidence that the nominating body (being Solway CAMRA branch) met the criteria in the regulations as a voluntary or community body eligible to nominate an asset as asset of community value. On this basis the nomination has been unsuccessful.

Oddfellows Arms, Caldbeck (ref: 2015/010)

Address: Caldbeck, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 8EA
Locality area: Wigton
Date of decision: 7 January 2016
Reasons for decision: The Panel concluded that the nomination failed to provide sufficient evidence that the nominating body (being Solway CAMRA branch) met the criteria in the regulations as a voluntary or community body eligible to nominate an asset as asset of community value. On this basis the nomination has been unsuccessful.

Wakefield Road Car Park, Cockermouth (ref: 2015/011)

Address: Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR
Locality area: Cockermouth
Date of decision: 21 December 2015
Reasons for decision: The Panel did not consider that the actual current use of the land nominated as a car park furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community. The land as nominated therefore does not meet the criteria for land of community value as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011.

United Reform Church, Cockermouth (ref: 2016/001)

Address: Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LU
Locality area: Cockermouth
Date of decision: 7 March 2016
Reasons for decision: The Panel considered that the use of the building as a church was a primary use. The first test under the Localism Act 2011 section 88 is not met as the building has a primary use as a church and any community use of the property in this case is ancillary.

West Cumbria Court House (ref: 2015/007) - removed from list following listing review

Address: Bridge Street, Workington, CA14 4AS
Locality area: Workington
Date of listing review decision: 10 February 2016
Reasons for decision: The Reviewer did not consider the actual current use of the property nominated as a court house met the criteria for an asset of community value as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011.

Fellside Centre (ref: 2019/003)

Address: Fellside, Caldbeck, CA7 8HA
Locality area: Wigton
Date of decision: 18 December 2019
Reasons for decision: The Panel considered that the former use of the building as a residential activity centre was a primary use. The first test under the Localism Act 2011 section 88 is not met as there had been no community use of the property.

Princess Street Day Centre (ref: 2019/004)

Address: Princess Street, Workington, CA14 2QG
Locality area: Workington
Date of decision: 3 February 2020
Reasons for decision: The Panel considered that the former use of the building as a day centre for a specific group was a primary use. The first test under the Localism Act 2011 section 88 is not met as there had been no community use of the property.

Aspatria Library (ref: 2016/002)

Address: Market Square, Aspatria, CA7 3EZ
Locality area: Aspatria
Date of listing decision: 25 April 2016
Date listing expires: 25 April 2021

The Lowther (ref: 2019/001)

Address: Mawbray, Maryport, CA15 6QT
Locality area: Silloth
Date of listing decision: 24 July 2019
Date listing expires: 24 July 2024
Date of notification of owner intention to dispose of asset: 24 July 2019
End date of interim moratorium period: 4 September 2019
End date of full moratorium period: 23 January 2020
End date of protected period: 23 January 2021
Reason for removal: Relevant disposal

The Grayson, formerly Seaton Royal British Legion (ref: 2020/001)

Address: Low Seaton, Workington CA14 1PP
Locality area: Workington
Date of listing decision: 16 June 2020
Date listing expires: 16 June 2025
Reason for removal: Building demolition

Map: Assets of Community Value

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