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Lyn Kesterton Development Officer Locality Community Rights
Lyn KestertonDevelopment Officer
Locality
Community Rights
Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises.
Locality
Locality was formed through the merger of bassac and the Development Trusts Association, two leading networks of community owned and led organisations.
Locality MembersCommunity led – by local people, meeting the many needs of a community.
Driving social change – bringing about changes to make communities fairer and more inclusive.
Committed to community enterprise – earning income for community benefit, not for private profit and aiming for long-term sustainability.
Developing assets – maximising community assets: people, land and buildings
Independent – working in partnership but accountable to the local community and free to determine their own objectives.
New Community Rights
BID
BUILD
CHALLENGE
BIDBID
Community Right to Bid
delay the sale and bid to buy assets of community value
Right to Bid (Assets of Community Value)
“aims to ensure that buildings and amenities can be kept in public use and
remain an integral part of community life”
BID
List of assets of community value
The Pub?
The Post Office?
The Village Hall?
The Corner Shop?
The School?
The Allotments?
Your House?
BID
Assembling an assets list• LAs list assets of ‘community value’• Public, private, and VCS owned• Nominated by Parish Council,
community council, or a locally connected voluntary or community body
• LA must inform owner and nominee• Right of appeal for landowner• 5 year listing
BID
What is Community Value?Must further the social well-being or cultural, recreational or sporting interests of the local community
This must be its principal use
Must continue to further the social well-being or interests of the local community
BID
Moratorium Period• Triggered when owner wants to sell• During which the owner cannot conclude
sale• 6 weeks for community group to notify LA
they wish to bid• 6 months to raise capital to purchase• Followed by a protected period – 18 months: to protect owner from
repeated attempts to block sale
BID
Exemptions• If disposal is a gift• Disposal between members of family• If part of bigger estate• If a going concern business is
operating (providing that sale will result in the business continuing)
BID
The Opportunity
• A legal mechanism to encourage community ownership of assets
• Owners viewing assets in a completely different way – as valuable community resources – and recognising they have a responsibility to ensure their preservation
BID
Funds
• SIB Community Assets Pre-feasibility fund. £5,000 - £10,000
• SIB Community Assets Feasibility fund £10,000 - £100,000
BID
BID
Community Right to Bid
any questions?
CHALLENGE
Community Right to Challenge
challenge and take over a council service they think can be better run
When can we submit an EOI?
• At anytime. Unless…• The LA specifies periods for
submitting EOI (inc beginning and end dates)
CHALLENG
E
Who can submit an Expression of Interest?
• charities• voluntary organisations• parish councils• 2 or more employees of the Local
Authority involved in that service
CHALLENG
E
Then what?• LA must respond in writing• If accepted a commissioning and
procurement process is triggered• If not - gives reasons for rejection• Rejection of EOI only on grounds set
out in regulations
CHALLENG
E
Opportunities• Encourages ‘local thinking’• Co-design of services• Breaking down contract size• A catalyst for voluntary & community
sector collaboration
CHALLENG
E
Funds
• SIB Community Services Pre-feasibility fund. £5,000 - £10,000
• SIB Community Services Feasibility fund £10,000 - £100,000
CHALLENGE
Community Right to Challenge
any questions?
CHALLENGE
BUILD
Community Right to Build
small scale, site-specific developments without planning permission
Welcome to
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNINGPlease drive carefully
BUILD
Community Right to Build• a specific kind of neighbourhood development
order
Like Neighbourhood Development Plans – • neighbourhood area needs to approved by the
Local Planning Authority• CRtB Order must be in ‘general conformity’ with
the NPPF and local plan• independently assessed• subject to a local referendum
BUILD
Community Right to Build• allows specific proposals to be
developed without planning permission• may be used as part of a
neighbourhood plan or separately• expected to be mainly used for small
scale housing in rural areas• but can be used for shops, businesses,
community facilities, playgrounds, small scale power generation, etc
BUILD
Who can submit a CRtBuild Order?• parish council or existing
neighbourhood forum• local charities• incorporated community
organisations- ‘established for… furthering the social.
economic & environmental well-being of individuals living, or wanting to live, in a particular area’
BUILD
Opportunities• revenue generated stays with the
community• encourages community spirit and
ownership• encourages partnerships with
developers
BUILD
Funds
• HCA Seed corn funding• Neighbourhood Planning funding:
direct supportup to £7,000 grant
BUILD
BUILD
Community Right to Build
any questions?
atu.org.ukatu.org.uk
mycommunityrights.org.uk
mycommunityrights.org.uk
