Nomination as an Asset of Community Value - The Elm Tree Inn, Shop Lane, Langton Herring, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4HU
The council has decided to list The Elm Tree Inn as an asset of community value having considered the various tests required under the relevant legislation.
The council’s decision is as follows:
1. The asset is within the council’s administrative area. This satisfies the legal requirement under Section 88 of The Localism Act, 2011 (The Act)
2. The Elm Tree Inn is not an asset that is exempt from listing as an asset of community value as set out in The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations, 2012, (The Regulations), Schedule 1
3. The nomination is validly made by Chesil Bank Group Parish Council under Section 89 of The Act and Regulation 4 of The Regulations
4. The council considers that The Elm Tree Inn satisfies the requirements of Section 88 (1) (a) of The Act, because the current non-ancillary use furthers the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community
Evidence provided in the nomination and supporting information that The Elm Tree Inn currently:
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- Provides refreshments to village groups attending weekly activities in the village hall, such as table tennis, art club, yoga, general interest talks
- Hosts a weekly Sunday evening quiz, which is well attended
- Regularly hosts interest groups that convene on the site with vintage cars, motorbikes, walkers and runners
5. The council also considers that Section 88 (1)(b) of The Act has also been satisfied, as it is also realistic to think that there can continue to be non-ancillary use of the building or other land which will further (whether or not in the same way) the social wellbeing or social interests of the community. This is because there is no indication that The Elm Tree Inn will close or that current activities will cease in the foreseeable future