Decision details

To determine the procedure the Council will adopt for dealing with nominations for buildings or land to be considered as assets of community value in Gedling Borough under the provision of the Localism Act 2011 and delegate certain functions to officers.

       (a)   To delegate authority for the determination of whether or not assets are listed as Assets of Community Value to the Service Manager with responsibility for the estates function;

(b)     To delegate authority be given for the determination of reviews against listing of an asset by the owner to the Corporate Director;

(c)     To delegate authority for the determination of whether or not compensation is payable to an owner of an asset, and if so what amount, to the Service Manager with responsibility for the estates function in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer;

(d)     To delegate authority for the determination of reviews against the level of compensation awarded or refusal to award compensation to the Corporate Director.

(e)     To approve the Community Right to Bid Procedure.

To enable the Council to comply with the Localism Act 2011; this is a statutory requirement.

To ensure efficient decision making and prevent the Executive from being overwhelmed by a large number of operational matters.

There are relatively few alternative options for the Council to consider, given that the legislation defines what action the Council is obliged to take and many of the criteria for assessment. However, the Council needs to consider what procedure it adopts in order to comply with the Act. Alternative options include delegating responsibility to different officers in the Council. However it is considered that the proposals in the report will enable the most effective and efficient decision making.

None.