Date published: 2024-08-14 | Category: Bath, Climate Emergency, Communities and volunteering, Delivering for local residents, Democracy, Improving people's lives, Tackling the climate and ecological emergency
Bath & North East Somerset Council has added the Combe Down allotments site in Bath to its list of Assets of Community Value following a successful nomination by a group of residents.
The application - from the Unincorporated Friends of Combe Down Allotments - has been assessed by the council and found to meet or exceed all criteria needed to be added to the list.
Although the owner of an Asset of Community Value (ACV) is free to sell to any buyer of their choice, they cannot dispose of it without:
- waiting until the end of a six week ‘interim moratorium’ period in which community interest groups or any other buyers can request that the council treats them as a potential bidder
- waiting until the end of a six month ‘full moratorium’ period if the council does receive such a request
Councillor Tim Ball, cabinet member for Neighbourhood Services, said: “This land has been used for allotments since 1894 and continues to be of significant social value for the community today. We know that the current occupiers of the plots live in the local area and there are several schools and community organisations which use the allotment space for fantastic social projects and learning experiences. The successful nomination to list the site as an Asset of Community Value will give community interest groups the chance to make a bid should the site become available to buy.”
The ACV assessment for Combe Down allotments can be viewed on the list of Registered Assets of Community Value in Bath and North East Somerset which is managed and published by the council.
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