Assets of community value and right to bid

Parish councils and qualifying community groups can write to us can and nominate land and/or buildings as assets that have community value.

If the nomination is approved there'll be legal limitations on the sale or delays on the power to enter into agreements to sell the asset. This means community groups and/or the parish council can put together a bid to purchase. This is known as community right to bid.

Being listed as an asset of community value may also be a material thought in the planning application process.

How to make a nomination for a building or land to be an asset of community value

Please complete the application form and return it to us by:

emailing locallandcharges@barnsley.gov.uk
posting to Local Land Charges, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG

We'll decide within eight weeks of us getting enough details for a lawful nomination to have been made.

List of assets and unsuccessful nominations

We need to publish the following lists of assets of community value:

List of assets of community value

Name and address	Date listed	Date of disposal notice	End of interim moratorium period*	Potential bidder notice	End of full moratorium period**	End of protected period***
Silkstone Common Methodist Chapel Ben Bank Road Silkstone Common S75 4PA	24 February 2024	-	-	-	-	-

*Interim moratorium period

The interim moratorium period is the six week period from the date of the council's receipt of the owner's notice of intent to make a disposal of the property on the open market. During this period eligible community interest groups can express an interest in being considered as a potential bidder to purchase the asset by sending in a written request to the council c/o Director of Legal and Governance. If no potential bidders come forward during the interim moratorium period the owner is thereafter free to dispose of the asset on the open market.

**Full moratorium period

The full moratorium period is the six month period from the date of the council's receipt of the owner's notice of intent to make a disposal of the property on the open market. It applies if an eligible community interest group has expressed an interest as a potential bidder during the interim moratorium period. The owner cannot dispose of the asset on the open market during this six month period.

***Protected period

For the protected period, no further moratorium on disposal can be applied to the asset for the remaining period of 18 months from the date of the council's receipt of the owner's notice of intent to make a disposal of the property on the open market.

List of unsuccessful nominations

Nam and address	Decision date	Reasons for not including as an asset of community value
Three Horse Shoes Inn, 3 Barnsley Road, Brierley, Barnsley, S72 9JT	01/06/2017	There has no longer been an actual use in the recent past that furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community.
The Black Bull, Grange Lane, Stairfoot, Barnsley, S70 3NG	26/06/2017	The primary use was a pub not a hotel. The business was not viable, and despite a 370 signature petition there was no evidence of expertise from the nominator.
Ardsley and Stairfoot Community Centre, Doncaster Road, Ardsley, S71 5AG	19/12/2018	The property is not currently used for community purposes and is not likely to be in the next five years because it's being used for classrooms for special needs children.
Scout Dyke Activity Centre, Huddersfield Road, Ingbirchworth, S36 7GF	15/05/2026	The council is not satisfied that the current use of the land constitutes a qualifying non-ancillary use of the asset, nor that it is realistic to think that such use could resume within the next five years, having regard to the level of evidence provided.

Intended sale of assets of community value

If an asset is listed, and we receive notification from the owner of an intended sale or disposal of the asset, then community groups will have the option to indicate, in writing, to the council, whether they wish to be considered as a potential bidder.

They must do so within six weeks of the notification of intended sale ('the interim moratorium period'). If no potential bidders come forward during the interim moratorium period, the owner is free to sell.

If a potential bidder comes forward within the interim moratorium period the owner is prevented from selling or disposing for six months from the date they notified the council of their intended sale ('the full moratorium period'). This gives the community group time to put together a bid. If a bid is made, the owner is not obliged to sell to the community group.

There is also a 'protected period' of 18 months. This is from the time that the owner notified the local authority of their intention to sell the asset. During this time there can be no further moratoriums.

Read about government advice about assets of community value and right to bid.

For more information

For enquiries about assets of community value and the right to bid, email locallandcharges@barnsley.gov.uk.