Assets of community value

What is an asset of community value?

A building or land is an asset of community value (ACV) if its main use furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community.

Community groups can nominate a building or piece of land to become an asset and be added to our ACV register. If we accept a nomination and the current owner decides to sell the asset, we will notify the community group and give them time to raise funds to buy it.

Who can nominate?

Any eligible voluntary and community organisation can make a nomination. There is no fee.

We consider all submissions against a set of criteria, as well as consulting the owner. Approved assets stay on our register for five years. The owner also has the right to have the decision reviewed.

Selling assets of community value

If the owner of a listed asset decides to sell their asset, they need to inform us. We will then inform the local community group who nominated the asset. Private sales are put on hold for six weeks to give the community group an opportunity to decide if they want to make a bid.

If they do want to bid for the asset, private sales are put on hold for a further six months from the date the owner informs us that they intend to sell. This gives the community group time to raise funds to submit a bid to the owner. At the end of the six-month period, the owner is under no obligation to sell the asset to the nominating community group.

If the owner goes on to sell the asset within a year, the new owner can apply to have the property removed from the ACV register.

On the 22 September 2023 we received a notification of intention to sell for ACV/19/08067: The Academy Pub, 57 Princedale Road, London W11 4NP. Further information on moratorium periods and intention to bids received are provided in the List of assets of community value table below.

How to nominate

Eligible community group can submit nominations. They need show evidence that the building or land will benefit their community's social interests.

Read these useful guidance notes before you make your nomination:

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Guidance Notes PDF, 101.39 KB, 4 pages

You can nominate properties in Kensington and Chelsea using these forms:

List of assets of community value

ACV/25/00264 The Academy Pub

Reference number	ACV/25/00264
Name of property	The Academy Pub
Property address	57 Princedale Road, London, W11 4NP
Nominating community interest group	The Norland Conservation Society
Type	Pub
Date added to list	12/03/2025
Reasons for approval	There is a time in the recent past when an actual use of the building or other land that was not an ancillary use furthered the social wellbeing or interests of the local community. It is realistic to think that there is a time in the next five years when there could be non-ancillary use of the building or other land that would further (whether or not in the same way as before) the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community.
Date owner announced intention to dispose
End date of 6 week interim moratorium period
Name of community interest group expressing an interest in bidding for the asset
End date of full 6 month moratorium period
End date of 18 month protection period
Listing Expiry (5 Years after listing)	12/03/2030

ACV/25/00239  Unit 12, Latimer Road

 

Reference number	ACV/25/00239
Name of property	Unit 12, Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ
Property address	Unit 12, Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ
Nominating community interest group	Progressay Impact CIC
Type	Social and Community facility
Date added to list	11/02/2025
Reasons for approval	The current use of the building furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community and it is realistic to believe that the future use of the building or land will continue to further the social interests of the local community.
Date owner announced intention to dispose
End date of 6 week interim moratorium period
Name of community interest group expressing an interest in bidding for the asset
End date of full 6 month moratorium period
End date of 18 month protection period
Listing Expiry (5 Years after listing)	11/02/2030

ACV/19/08067  The Academy Pub

 

Reference number	ACV/19/08067
Name of property	The Academy Pub
Property address	57 Princedale Road, London, W11 4NP
Nominating community interest group	The Norland Conservation Society
Type	Pub
Date added to list	21/01/2020
Reasons for approval	The property served the social interests and social well being of the local community in the recent past. It is realistic to think that there can continue to be a non-ancillary use of the building or land (whether or not in the same way) which will further the social wellbeing or interests of the local community for the next five years.
Date owner announced intention to dispose	22/09/2023
End date of 6 week interim moratorium period	03/11/2023
Name of community interest group expressing an interest in bidding for the asset	The Kensington Society submitted an expression of interest/intention to bid on 04/10/2023
End date of full 6 month moratorium period	22/03/2024
End date of 18 month protection period	22/03/2025
Listing Expiry (5 Years after listing)	21/01/2025

ACV/23/00548 Notting Hill Police Station 

 

Reference number	ACV/23/00548
Name of property	Notting Hill Police Station, Woodfield house and outbuildings
Property address	99 - 101 Ladbroke Rd, London, W11 3PL
Nominating community interest group	The Kensington Society
Type	Police Station
Date added to list	16/03/2023
Reasons for approval	The property served the social interests and social well being of the local community in the recent past. It is realistic to think that there can continue to be a non-ancillary use of the building or land (whether or not in the same way) which will further the social wellbeing or interests of the local community for the next five years
Date owner announced intention to dispose
End date of 6 week interim moratorium period
Name of community interest group expressing an interest in bidding for the asset
End date of full 6 month moratorium period
End date of 18 month protection period
Listing Expiry (5 Years after listing)	16/03/2028

ACV/24/03417 The Prince Albert Pub

 

Reference number	ACV/24/03417
Name of property	First Floor, The Prince Albert, Public House
Property address	11 Pembridge Road, LONDON, W11 3HQ
Nominating community interest group	The Pembridge Association
Type/td>	Theatre
Date added to list	05/07/2024
Reasons for approval	The property served the social interests and social well being of the local community in the recent past. It is realistic to think that there can continue to be a non-ancillary use of the building or land (whether or not in the same way) which will further the social wellbeing or interests of the local community for the next five years.
Date owner announced intention to dispose
End date of 6 week interim moratorium period
Name of community interest group expressing an interest in bidding for the asset
End date of full 6 month moratorium period
End date of 18 month protection period
Listing Expiry (5 Years after listing)	05/07/2029

Unsuccessful assets of community value nominations

ACV/14/03792 Clifton Nurseries

 

Reference number	ACV/14/03792
Name of property	Clifton Nurseries
Property address	Nursery Lane, LONDON, W10 6QD
Nominating community interest group	St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum
Reasons for refusal	The Clifton Nurseries site is not currently, nor in the recent past has it been, in a use that furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community. The definition of land of community value as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011 is therefore not satisfied and the nomination is refused.

ACV/15/00135  Kensington Park Hotel

 

Reference number	ACV/15/00135
Name of property	Kensington Park Hotel
Property address	139 Ladbroke Grove, LONDON, W10 6H
Nominating community interest group	KPH United
Reasons for refusal	The nominating group (KPH United) did not qualify to make a nomination

ACV/19/03474 South Kensington Post Office

 

Reference number	ACV/19/03474
Name of property	South Kensington Post Office
Property address	41 Brompton Road, London, SW7 3JG
Nominating community interest group	Kensington Society
Reasons for refusal	The property was operational land as defined by S263 of TCPA 1990 while operating as a Crown post office. As such, it was defined in legislation as being not land of community value. The now vacant Property fails to meet the definition of an ACV as it is not currently serving a community function and as operational land was not of community value in the recent past as defined by the LA2011 and ACVR 2012. The Property does not meet the definition of an asset of community value as set out in Section 88 of the LA 2011.

ACV/21/01607 Piazza, south of South Kensington Underground Station

 

Reference number	ACV/21/01607
Name of property	Piazza, south of South Kensington Underground Station
Property address	Property to the South of South Kensington Station, South Kensington Underground Station, Pelham Street, LONDON, SW7 2NB
Nominating community interest group	Pelham Residents Association
Reasons for refusal	The property is “operational land” within the meaning of section 263 of the 1990 Act and thus is not land of community value pursuant to Regulation 3 and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the ACV Regulations. The Property is also ancillary to the surrounding highway network.

Find out more

if you need any more information about ACVs or need help with making an application, get in touch:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 020 7361 3012

Assets of Community Value
Neighbourhood Planning Team
Planning and Borough Development
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX