Purpose

This report relates to an application made to
the Council by ‘The King Rufus Eling Supporters’
(“the Nominator”) to nominate The King Rufus, Eling
Hill, Totton, Southampton SO40 9HE (“the Property”) as
an asset of community value (“the Application”). The
report reviews the Application, the criteria against which a
decision must be made, the result of consultations and makes
recommendations.

The Property was previously placed on the ACV list on 14 September
2020 (same Nominator) and, after expiry of the five year listing,
was removed from the list on 19 September 2025. Prior to that, it
was previously listed in 2015.

The Application to nominate the Property as an asset of community
value (‘ACV’) is made pursuant to the Community Right
to Bid, arising out of the Localism Act 2011 (“the
Act”). Under the Act, the Council must make a decision on the
Application before 22 October 2025 which is 8 weeks from receipt of
the nomination. If the Council accepts that the Application meets
the criteria set down in the Act, the Property must be added to the
Council’s published list of ACV, registered as a local land
charge and registered against the freehold title to the
Property.

Decision

In the opinion of the local authority, there
is a time in the recent past when an actual current use of building
or other land that was not ancillary use furthered the social
wellbeing or social interests of the local community, and it is
realistic to think that there is a time in the next five years that
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 and is
therefore of community value and therefore may be listed.

It does therefore meet the criteria set out in the Localism Act
2011 to be eligible for listing.