Agenda item

This report details applications to list the following properties as Asset of Community Value (ACV) for consideration by the Council.

a)      Cross keys Public House, Common Lane, Dunnington, York, YO19 5NG. An application has been received by Dunnington Parish Council.

b)      Blacksmiths Arms Public House, Shipton Road, Skelton, York. An application has been received by Skelton Parish Council.

c)      The Lord Nelson, 9 Main Street, Nether Poppleton, York. An application has been received by Nether Poppleton Parish Council.

Resolved:

                         i.         Cross keys Public House, Common Lane, Dunnington, York, YO19 5NG. An application has been received by Dunnington Parish Council;

                        ii.         Blacksmiths Arms Public House, Shipton Road, Skelton, York. An application has been received by Skelton Parish Council.

                      iii.         The Lord Nelson, 9 Main Street, Nether Poppleton, York. An application has been received by Nether Poppleton Parish Council;

                      iv.         Approved, that following expiry of an ACV listing on the Council’s register of Assets of Community Value, any renewal ACV nominations received for those properties may be referred for officer decision.

Reason:     To ensure the Council meets its legislative obligations (pursuant to the Localism Act 2011 and the Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012) and promotes community access to community facilities.

Officers introduced the report providing information for the applications to register as assets of community value the for the Cross Keys Public House, Blacksmiths Arms Public House, and The Lord Nelson. The Cross Keys being a new application and the other two applications for renewals. They also outlined the recommendation to have future renewals delegated to an officer decision.

The Executive Member for Finance, Performance, Major Projects, Human Rights, Equality and Inclusion welcomed the applications and agreed to the benefit to delegate renewals to an officer decision, noting that having already been approved by an Executive Member decision, renewals would be best place with officers to ensure applications are dealt with in a timely manner.

Resolved:

                         i.         Cross keys Public House, Common Lane, Dunnington, York, YO19 5NG to be listed as an asset of community value;

                        ii.         Blacksmiths Arms Public House, Shipton Road, Skelton, York to be listed as an asset of community value;

                      iii.         The Lord Nelson, 9 Main Street, Nether Poppleton, York to be listed as an asset of community value;

                      iv.         Approved, that following expiry of an ACV listing on the Council’s register of Assets of Community Value, any renewal ACV nominations received for those properties may be referred for officer decision.

Reasons:   Approval meets the Authority’s legislative obligations (pursuant to the Localism Act 2011 and the Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012) and promotes community access to community facilities. The 3 nominated Public Houses are within the Authority’s area and are found to be of community value.