Purpose

This report relates to an application made to the Council by ‘SPUD’ (“the Nominator”) to nominate the BT Phone Exchange, Middle Road, Sway SO41 6BB (“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

In the opinion of the local authority, the actual current use of the building or other land does not currently, nor in the recent past, further the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community, and it is not realistic to think that there can 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 local community.

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