Jenrick’s ‘right to regenerate’ derelict public land ‘misguided’ says profession
The housing secretary’s plans to allow underused public buildings to be sold and turned into homes have met with scepticism from architects
Robert Jenrick said the new Right to Regenerate would make it easier to force councils and other public organisations to sell off derelict land for redevelopment and help communities ‘give a new lease of life to unloved buildings’.
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The rule change would mean underused public land could be sold to individuals or communities ‘by default’ unless there was a ‘compelling reason’ for the local authority to hold on to it.
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THE CAMROSE Stadium has been listed as an asset of community value. The latest move from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council means that Basron cannot sell the stadium without first giving the community six months to buy it. The historic stadium, which saw two planning applications on the site turned down last September, was listed as an asset of community value by BDBC, with the decision coming through on Friday evening.
The Camrose Ground It comes after a request to do so by Basingstoke Town Community Football Club. Basron, owned by the former club chairman Rafi Razzak, bought the freehold to the ground in 2016 from the late newspaper proprietor s estate, which later saw the club kicked out from their home.