Jubilee House is an Asset of Community Value

Folkestone & Hythe district council have agreed to make Jubilee House an Asset of Community Value (ACV)

Summary of Folkestone & Hythe District Council ACV Listing

• Age Concern started to use the building in 1977 and what was flat 1 became meeting and sitting rooms
• The planning history indicates ……..the day care centre is the existing lawful use.
• The planning history indicates that the entire building has been used as a day care centre from early 2008
• 36 regular monthly and weekly events (community based)  took place (at Jubilee House ) during the period January 22 – February 222
• It (Jubilee House) meets the definition of an asset of community value. I recommend that the site is listed as an asset of community value
• Should a planning application be submitted for the change of use ( from a community centre) or redevelopment of the site, it will be for the local planning authority to decide the application based on its merits.

History Of the Jubilee House site

• Jubilee House was originally built as an office building, to accommodate the then Elham Valley District council, which was subsequently folded int F&HDC. 
• In August 1975 permission was granted to change the office use to 4 flats 
• The flats were progressively taken over by Age Concern (later called AgeUK ) as demand and need for a community centre came to be realised. That demand has not gone away.