Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: March 11, 2025

Purpose: To assess the nomination to register Stubbington Study Centre as an Asset of Community Value.   Hampshire County Council (HCC) owns the Stubbington Study Centre and has recently consulted on a proposal to close the Study Centre and relocate a Secure Children’s hone to this site.   On the 6 February 2025, Hill Head Residents’ Association (HHRA) submitted an Asset of Community Value (ACV) nomination form to Fareham Borough Council, asking that Stubbington Study Centre be registered as an ACV.   There is a strict set of legal conditions that a nomination needs to demonstrate for an asset to qualify as an ACV.  If it qualifies, the Council must register it by the deadline of 3 April 2025 (8 weeks from receipt of valid nomination).   Registration of Stubbington Study Centre as an ACV would prevent HCC from selling the asset, for up to 5 years, without HHRA first being given the chance to bid for it.   The listing of the Study Centre as an ACV would be a material planning consideration in any future planning application for development at the site.   The report outlines the evidence submitted as part of the nomination and assesses it against the legal creiteria.  

Content: RESOLVED that the Executive approves the registration of Stubbington Study Centre as an Asset of Community Value.