Pub listed as asset of community value up for sale
Bath & North East Somerset Council has been told the owner of The Inn at Freshford intends to sell the property.
An interim moratorium period has now started, and the community has until 21 March to express an interest in buying the asset.
The Inn at Freshford was listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) by Bath & North East Somerset Council in December 2020 following a nomination by Freshford Parish Council.
ACVs are defined in the Localism Act 2011 to enable communities the right to identify and nominate land or buildings that are important to them and if sold, have a chance to make a bid to buy on the open market.
If a valid bid from a community interest group is received, then the full moratorium period will be triggered and will run until 7 August 2025. This will enable the community to raise money and bid to buy the asset. However, the owner is not required to accept the bid and sell to the community.
If no sale to a community interest group is agreed during the applicable moratorium period, then the owner will be free to sell the property on the open market during a protected period expiring on 7 August 2026.
Requests for bids can be made to Bath & North East Somerset Council by emailing connecting_communities@bathnes.gov.uk or by writing to Connecting Communities, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Lewis House, Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1JG by 21 March 2025.
