Community asset transfer

Community Asset Transfer is about giving local people and community groups greater control in the future of their area and their community.

Community Asset Transfer Strategy If local groups own or manage community buildings, such as community centres or village halls, it can give them a real asset base to support their development. It can also play a part in improving the skills of the people involved and encourage a stronger community spirit by bringing people from different backgrounds together to work towards a shared goal.

The Community Asset Transfer Strategy will give us a transparent framework to enable the transfer of building assets to the community, primarily through long-leasehold or in some circumstances freehold arrangements to voluntary or community organisations.

The consultation period on the draft Community Asset Transfer Strategy ended on 30 June 2011 and the strategy was approved by the council's cabinet on Thursday, 14 July 2011. A workshop was held on Tuesday, 26 July for organisations interested in community asset transfer - documents from this event are available online.

If you would like to discuss anything relating to the strategy please contact the Facilities and Asset Team.