Details of the organisations seeking to have two local buildings listed as being of community value have been revealed by the York Council.

The Grove House elderly persons home is interesting a group known as The Groves Association. Their application echos a similar bid made for Oliver House over 12 months ago which sought to use the building for  “communal living”.  Under current legislation residential buildings cannot be listed as being of community value. Details of a private sale are likely to be published in September

White Rose House in Wheldrake is used by the Guiding movement at present. The local Parish Council is seeking to have it listed.

Officials have ruled out listing either building

Wheldrake Guide centre move

We reported in April that the former elderly person’s home at Grove House was being sold by the Council. The building has been empty for some time.

No sale has gone through and now a bid is being made to list the buildings under the Community Right to Bid legislation. The move follows a similar initiative last month involving a number of pubs and other properties (which were subsequently added to the list).

The request will be considered at a meeting taking place on 15^th August. Any listing would mean that residents would have 6 months in which to raise the asking price for the site.

In this case – as it is in a prime residential area – the price may match the £3 million recently paid for another Council home at Oliver House

A community group has also expressed an interest in bidding for White Rose House in Wheldrake which is currently used as a Girl Guiding centre.