Community right to bid
Assets of Community Value
List of Assets of Community Value
We maintain a list of Assets of Community Value. Private, as well as publicly owned assets can be listed.
Local Community Groups can nominate a building or other land to be listed if the principal use of the asset furthers the community's social wellbeing or social interests.
Social interests include:
- cultural interests - for example, libraries and museums
- recreational interests - for example, pubs and social clubs
- sporting interests - for example, leisure centres and swimming pools
A. Current nominated assets:
Addison Gardens Allotments (Addison Gardens, KT5 8DW)
Date received: 15 March 2019
Nominating organisation: Addison Gardens Allotment Association
Current use: Garden Allotments
Decision date: 10 May 2019
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 10 May 2024
Guildhall, High St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU
Date received: 29 June 2021
Nominating organisation: Save Royal Kingston
Current use: Council building
Decision date: Deadline 23 August 2021
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 23 August 2026
Kingfisher Leisure Centre and play park, Fairfield Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PY
Date received: 22 July 2021
Nominating organisation: Save Royal Kingston
Current use: Leisure centre
Decision date: 15 September 2021
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 15 September 2026
Kingston Library and Museum, Fairfield Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS
Date received: 22 July 2021
Nominating organisation: Save Royal Kingston
Current use: Library and museum
Decision date: 15 September 2021
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 15 September 2026
Ladywood Road Allotments, Tolworth, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 7PB
Date received: 12 August 2023
Nominating organisation: Ladywood Allotments Association
Current use: Garden Allotments
Decision date: 11 September 2023
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 11 September 2028
Shiraz Mirza Community Hall
(76a Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7AZ)
Date received: 22 January 2019
Nominating organisation: Shiraz Mirza Community Hall Trust
Current use: Community hall
Decision date: 18 March 2019
Decision: approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 18 March 2024
The Cricketers Public House (20 Fairfield South, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2UL)
Date received: 16 February 2022
Nominating organisation: Cricketers Kingston Community Association
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 8 April 2022
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 8 April 2027
Willoughby Arms Public House, 47 Willoughby Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6LN
Date received: 5 November 2020
Nominating organisation: Kingston and Leatherhead Branch of CAMRA
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 30 December 2020
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 30 December 2025
B. Unsuccessful nominations
Alexandra Public House, 50 Park Road, Kingston, KT2 6AX
Date received: 7 August 2014
Nominating organisation: Saving Alex Group
Current use: public house
Decision date: 9 September 2014
Decision: Initially listed as an asset of community value on 9 September 2014 but removed from the list with effect from 9 January 2015, following a review requested by the owners of the property, as it did not fully meet the criteria laid down by legislation.
Cattle Market Car Park, Fairfield North, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2QY
Date received: 29 September 2021
Nominating organisation: Save Royal Kingston (Second nomination)
Current use: Car park
Decision date: 19 November 2021
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down in legislation.
Date received: 22 July 2021
Nominating organisation: Save Royal Kingston
Current use: Car park
Decision date: 15 September 2021
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down in legislation.
Former Cooper Car Works, Hollyfield Road, Surbiton KT5 9AL
Date received: 14 June 2015
Nominating Organisation: Save the home of the Cooper
Current Use: Empty
Decision Date: 23 June 2015
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down by legislation
'Cap in Hand' Public House, 174 Hook Rise North, Surbiton, KT6 5DE
Date received: 30 July 2015
Nominating organisation: Kingston & Leatherhead Branch of CAMRA
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 23 September 2015
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down in legislation.
North Star Public House, 271 Hook Road, KT9 1EU
Date received: 27 October 2015
Nominating organisation: Friends of the North Star
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 22 December 2015
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down in legislation.
'Cap in Hand' Public House, 174 Hook Rise North, Surbiton, KT6 5DE
Date received: 7 December 2015
Nominating organisation: Kingston & Leatherhead Branch of CAMRA
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 31 January 2016
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down in legislation.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 29A Alexandra Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 6SD
Date received: 6 March 2019
Nominating organisation: Alexandra Road and Cherrywood Close Residents
Current use: Church Hall
Decision date: 30 April 2019
Decision: The application failed to demonstrate how the asset meets the social interests of the local community
The Pinnacle Club, Simpson Way, Surbiton, KT6 4ER
Date received: 30 January 2023
Nominating organisation: The Seething Wells Action Group
Current use: disused
Decision date: 14 March 2023
Decision: Not listed as does not meet the criteria laid down by legislation.
C. Assets removed from the list
Queen's Head Public House, 144 Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5HA
Date received: 11 May 2015
Nominating organisation: BRaG Residents' Association
Current use: Public House
Decision date: 21 May 2015
Decision: approved
Intention to sell:
Date notification received: 3 June 2015
Interim notification period (six weeks from notification): 14 July 2015
Intention to bid received: No
Full moratorium end date (six months from notification): 2 December 2015
Reason for removal from list: Property sold 25 August 2015
Barton Green Pavilion, Barton Green, Elm Road, New Malden, KT3 3HU
Date received: 4 November 2013
Nominating organisation: The Maldens and Coombe Heritage Society
Current use: disused
Decision date: 22 November 2013
Decision: approved
Intention to Sell:
Date notification received: 4 September 2015 (commencement of marketing exercise by Council with a view to disposal for community use)
Interim notification period (six weeks from notification): 16 October 2015
Intention to bid received: No
Full moratorium end date (six months from notification): 3 March 2016
Full 18 month protection period expiry date: 3 March 2017
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 21 November 2018
Reason for removal from list: Property demolished
Former Fairmead Day Nursery Site
(adjoining 439 Ewell Road, Tolworth, KT6 7ES)
Date received: 27 February 2013
Nominating organisation: Express (Surbiton) Community Interest Company
Current use: disused
Decision date: 2 April 2013
Decision: approved
Intention to sell:
Date notification received: 14 February 2013 (declared surplus by Policy and Resourses Committee)
Interim notification period (six weeks from notification): 27 March 2013
Intention to bid received: 27 February 2013
Full moratorium end date (six months from notification): 1 March 2014 (from commencement of date of marketing)
Full 18 month protection period expiry date: 1 February 2015
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 2 April 2018
Reason for removal from list: Listing expired on 2 April 2018
Madingley Green, Eureka Road, KT1 3JH
Date received: 18 August 2013
Nominating organisation: Cambridge Road Estates Community Group
Current use: open space
Decision date: 4 October 2013
Decision: approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 3 October 2018
Reason for removal from list: Listing expired on 3 October 2018
Canbury Arms, 49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6LQ
Date received: 2 November 2016
Nominating organisation: Kingston and Leatherhead Branch of CAMRA
Current use: Public House
Decision date: Deadline 28 December 2016
Decision: Approved
Listing expiry date (five years after listing): 20 December 2021
Reason for removal from list: Listing expired on 20 December 2021