Please provide the following:
1. The number and total value of local authority assets that have been sold in each of the last 15
calendar years (2010 to 2025 inclusive), setting out clearly which types of asset are included and
splitting them by category or type. Please separate out social housing asset sales and community asset transfers, so these can be identified distinctly from other sales.
Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 makes provision for public authorities to refuse requests for information where the cost of compliance would exceed the appropriate limit, which for local government is set at £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
Devon County Council do not have this data held in a way which identifies anything that may be classed as a Community Asset Transfer. To locate and extract this information from our systems would require a manual review of each transaction to identify the information being asked for, our initial estimate based on the number of transactions in scope totals in excess of 100 hours of officer time. Therefore, this response acts as a Refusal Notice for this part of your request.
Under the Act, there is a duty to provide advice and assistance as to how a request can be refined to fit within the appropriate limit. Unfortunately, due to the way the data is held, this is not possible for this request.
Please note, Devon County Council does not hold data held in a way which immediately identifies anything that may be classed as a Community Asset Transfer, or whether the transfer was at market value or discounted nor does is have a Housing Revenue account as it is not a Housing Authority.
Please refer to this Disposals spreadsheet.
2. The stock of local authority assets currently held, by number and value, setting out clearly which types of asset are included and splitting them by type where possible. Please again separate social housing, and any community assets that are due to be transferred.
Please refer to this Asset Values spreadsheet
Please note:
- The information provided does not constitute advice or recommendations for its use.
- The Gross Book Value is the certified valuation at the last valuation date but may include capital expenditure since the last valuation.
- Indexation has been applied to some building values at 31 March 2026.
- DCC fixed asset accounting is prepared in accordance with the CIPFA Code of Practice 2025/26.
- DCC operates on a financial year ending the 31 March each year.
3. The number of local authority assets that have been transferred into community ownership in each of the last 15 calendar years (2010 to 2025 inclusive).
Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 makes provision for public authorities to refuse requests for information where the cost of compliance would exceed the appropriate limit, which for local government is set at £450 or 18 hours of officer time.
Devon County Council do not have this data held in a way which identifies anything that may be classed as a Community Asset Transfer. To locate and extract this information from our systems would require a manual review of each transaction to identify the information being asked for, our initial estimate based on the number of transactions in scope totals in excess of 100 hours of officer time. Therefore, this response acts as a Refusal Notice for this part of your request.
Under the Act, there is a duty to provide advice and assistance as to how a request can be refined to fit within the appropriate limit. Unfortunately, due to the way the data is held, this is not possible for this request.
Please note, Devon County Council does not hold data held in a way which immediately identifies anything that may be classed as a Community Asset Transfer, or whether the transfer was at market value or discounted nor does is have a Housing Revenue account as it is not a Housing Authority.