Every community has places that make them special.

Whether it’s a pub, a music venue, a leisure centre, cinema or football ground, these places are absolutely central to what make our areas what they are, what we love about our communities, and even our sense of identity. They are the backdrop to our lives – the places memories are made – and they really matter

Recognising that, the new government is strengthening the Community Right To Buy – but only if Assets of Community Value are registered by local people to protect them from development that is not in the community interest. That’s where you come in

Love It? List It! is the Co-operative Party’s new campaign to list new Assets of Community Value. These are the places people love that they want to preserve for the community’s use in the years to come. And here’s our quick guide on how the process works. 

1) Map your existing community assets

This is your chance to find the places your community really cares about, from pubs and playing fields to parks and community centres. Groups in England can nominate a new Asset of Community Value in the area where they live. This will mean it has some protection from sale for five years. 

2) Check with your council

Your local council will have a list of all the Assets of Community Value in your area, which you can check on their website. You can also use the Keep It In The Community postcode search to help. If the asset you want to list isn’t listed already, you’re ready to start – submit the details to us.

3) Get your signatures

We’ll create a petition page you can share with friends, neighbours, and community groups online. This will allow you to gather the 21 signatures from households in your local area, an important first step to creating a group which can list an ACV alongside filling in the required forms. 

4) Submit the names and the forms to your local authority

Summit the appropriate forms and the online signatures to your local authority, and after a quick approval process, your new listing should be added to the council’s register. Congratulations! You’ve successfully listed a community asset which gives it an element of protection for five years 

Don’t forget, just 21 people can come together to form a group who can can list as many assets as you think need protecting.