Asset of Community Value (ACV) nomination
The Sibford Gower Parish Council (SGPC) nominated Bishops End (aka the Bishop Blaize public house) as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) in December 2015, and this nomination was approved for inclusion in Cherwell District Council’s ACV Register for 5 years commencing on 12th February 2016.
ACV 2016 Decision Letter ACV 2016 Decision Notice ACV 2016 Internal Review
With the impending removal of this listing due on 12th February 2021, the Sibford Gower Parish Council agreed to invite public views on the possibility of renomination at our meeting on 8th December 2020, and also advertised this invitation via public notices. At our meeting on 2nd March 2021, the Council agreed that an ACV renomination should be pursued.
An application for renomination of the Pheasant Pluckers Inn (formerly the Bishop Blaize and currently trading as the Blaze Inn Saddles) was submitted to Cherwell District Council on 3rd August 2021. A letter confirming satisfaction with our provision of documentation was received on 12th August 2021 ACV066 Receipt of Nomination, which also advised that Cherwell District Council should reach a conclusion on this nomination by 6th October 2021.
The Council received the following documents from Cherwell District Council on 6th October 2021 advising us that our 2021 nomination had been unsuccessful.
ACV 2021 Decision Letter ACV 2021 Decision Notice
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The documents attached below are intended to provide full disclosure of the nomination form and evidence documents (as also requested by the current asset owners), subject to redaction of personal information where required by privacy law:
ACV Nomination Form
Section 2 evidence documents
- 2.1 SGPC Minute requesting views on ACV renewal [Sibfords website 8 Dec 2020]
- 2.2 SGPC Minute recording decision to pursue ACV renewal [Sibfords website 2 Mar 2021]
Section 3 evidence documents
Section 4.1 evidence documents
- 4.1.1 Planning for Cherwell to 2040 Rural Areas (para 2.103 p36) [CDC Jul 2020]
- 4.1.2 Planning for Cherwell to 2040 Economy (Key Issues p14) [CDC Jul 2020]
- 4.1.3 Blaze Inn Saddles current opening hours [Google 27 Jul 2021]
Section 4.3 evidence documents
- 4.3.1 Reverend Stevens Diaries c1870/1880 [Sibford Scene Aug 1999]
- 4.3.2 Digest of Bishop Blaize references in the Sibford Scene 1977-2021 [Compiled Feb 2021]
- 4.3.3 Fund Raising for a Guide Dog [Sibford Scene Oct 1995]
- 4.3.4 A Winning Year for the Bishop Blaize Darts Team [Sibford Scene Oct 1995]
- 4.3.5 Fund Raising for a Guide Dog [Sibford Scene Feb 1995]
- 4.3.6 Cricket Club sponsorship [Sibford Scene May 1997 & Jun 2004]
- 4.3.7 Bishop Blaize Treasure Hunt Bike Ride [Sibford Scene Oct 1998 & Aug 2004]
- 4.3.8 Bishop Blaize adverts x3 [Sibford Scene Jun 1999, Jun 2000, & Nov 2001]
- 4.3.9 St George’s Day celebrations [Sibford Scene Jul 2004]
- 4.3.10 “Saga of a disused pub in Sibford takes another turn with its reopening” press article [Banbury Guardian 30 Jun 2016]
- 4.3.11 Appeal Decision APP/C3105/W/18/3216818 para 29 [Planning Inspectorate 21 Aug 2019]
- 4.3.12 “New chapter for pub following a fraught decade” press article [Banbury Guardian 21 Nov 2019]
- 4.3.13 Summary of comments received by SGPC on ACV renewal [Emailed to current owners 12 Jan 2021]
- 4.3.14 Villagers’ memories of the Bishop Blaize [Compiled Mar 2021]
- 4.3.15 Invitation to contribute to ACV submission [Emailed to current owners 29 Jun 2021]
- 4.3.16 First response from current owners [Email received 12 Jul 2021]
- 4.3.17 Second response from current owners [Email received 21 Jul 2021]
Section 4.4 evidence documents