A community wishing to nominate an asset of community value for the register must first contact partnerships@scambs.gov.uk or call 01954 713070. Please ask for one of our officers who will talk you through the requirements for a nomination and the process that must be followed.

Please also refer to the Community Right to Bid Assessment Criteria [PDF, 0.3MB] for more information.

They will also arrange for an Asset Nomination weblink and other useful information to be sent to you.

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Groups who can submit nominations

Parish Councils

Any parish council within the borders of South Cambridgeshire may nominate an asset in their parish to the District Council. A parish may also nominate an asset in a neighbouring parish (where there is a shared boundary), or a neighbouring local authority (if the parish shares a border with an unparished area)

Unincorporated groups

Nominations can be accepted from any unincorporated group of at least 21 local people who appear on the electoral roll within the local authority or neighbouring local authority

Neighbourhood forums

The procedure for becoming a neighbourhood forum is set out in section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [PDF, 2MB].

Community interest groups

Community interst groups can submit a nomination if they follow one of the following structures:

• a charity
• a community interest company
• a company limited by guarantee that is non-profit distributing
• a so called ‘registered society’ (known formerly as an ‘industrial and provident society’) that is non-profit distributing.