Issue - meetings

To determine whether The Hanover Inn, Church Street, Harwich meets the criteria set out in the Localism Act 2011 and the Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 following its nomination as an Asset of Community Value by Tendring CAMRA Branch. No other criteria are pertinent.

That The Hanover Inn, 65 Church Street, Harwich, Essex CO12 3DR does meet the definition of an Asset of Community Value (as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011) and that therefore the asset be added to the Council’s list of Assets of Community Value.

The Cabinet gave consideration to a report of the Partnerships Portfolio Holder (A.3) which sought its determination whether The Hanover Inn, Harwich met the criteria set out in the Localism Act 2011 and The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 following its nomination as an Asset of Community Value by Tendring CAMRA Branch. No other criteria were pertinent.

It was reported that a valid nomination to register an asset of community value had been received from Tendring CAMRA Branch as shown identified in the plan included within Appendix A to the Portfolio Holder’s report.

Members were reminded that if a local authority received a valid nomination, it must determine whether the land or building nominated met the definition of an asset of community value, as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011 and The Assets of Community Value Regulations 2012.

The Cabinet was further advised that the Government’s non-statutory guidance defined an asset of community value as: “Building or other land whose main (i.e. “non-ancillary”) use furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community, or has recently done so and is likely to do so in the future”.  The Portfolio Holder’s report provided an assessment of the nomination.

The Cabinet therefore were required to consider the content of the nomination against the statutory criteria (and no other factors) and determine whether the asset should be included within the Council’s List of Assets of Community Value.

Taking the evidence provided into account it was the Portfolio Holder’s recommendation that the building nominated did met the criteria as set out Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011 and that the building should be listed as an Asset of Community Value.

Having considered all of the information and advice contained in the Portfolio Holder’s report and its appendices:-

It was moved by Councillor McWilliams, seconded by Councillor Broderick and:-

RESOLVED that The Hanover Inn, 65 Church Street, Harwich, Essex CO12 3DR does meet the definition of an Asset of Community Value (as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011) and that therefore the asset be added to the Council’s list of Assets of Community Value.