Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: January 30, 2026

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED that Cabinet –   a)       approves that the determination and internal review process for Assets of Community Value be delegated to Officers in line with the process identified within the report for future nominations received;   b)       requests the Chief Executive to identify the relevant directorate and Officers to exercise the delegations and agrees that the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for the oversight of assets of community value should be the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Community Safety;   c)       requests the Monitoring Officer, following consultation with the Chief Executive on the relevant service area, to make the necessary amendments to the Responsibility for Executive Functions section within Part 3, Schedule 3 of the Council’s Constitution;   d)       following consideration of the contents of the report, formally determines that Great Bentley Footpath 2 going through land at Crabtree Farm, Colchester Road, Great Bentley, and land lying to the north of Sturrick Lane, Great Bentley, does not meet the definition of an Asset of Community Value as set out in Section 88 of the Localism Act 2011; and   e)       determines therefore that the asset should not be added to the Council’s list of Assets of Community Value for the reasons set out in the report and which shall be notified to the nominating body.