Purpose

This report relates to an application made to
the Council by ‘Save the Railway (Ashford)’ (“the
Nominator”) to nominate The Railway Hotel, (formerly The
Augustus John public house), 116 Station Road, Fordingbridge,
Hants, SP6 1DG (“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

Decision

It is recommended that you as a Strategic
Director, Corporate Resources
and Section 151 Officer of the Council decide this Application
pursuant to
delegated powers as follows:

In the opinion of the local authority, whilst the actual current
use of The Railway Hotel or other land does further the social
wellbeing or social interests of the local community, the land is
exempt as stated in
Schedule 1 of the Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations
2012 and is not of community value and therefore may not be
listed.

It does not therefore meet the criteria set out in the Localism Act
2011 to be eligible for listing.