Apply to lease - Community groups & sports clubs (other than professional clubs)

Complete this form if you wish to lease all or part of a building and/or land. This does not include Council houses/flats and land for a trading/catering concession or contractor's compound.

Allow 10-30 minutes to complete this form.

You must be at least 18 years old to complete this form and applications must be submitted at least 3 months before the proposed start date of the lease.

You will need to know the following information before starting this form:

  • address of the building you wish to lease
  • what3words location of the land you wish to lease
  • details of the chairperson, secretary and treasurer (Only required if unincorporated association)
  • building warrant and/or planning application reference number (You will have been provided with this if you have applied for a building warrant and/or planning permission)
  • description of the land and/or building you wish to lease
  • a business plan to cover a minimum of the first three years of the lease which must include a detailed estimate of the income and expenditure

View the Business Plan template for an example. The Business Plan and financial projections should cover at least the first 3 years of the lease.

You may be asked to upload the following documents:

  • an Ordnance Survey Plan or other map (to identify the building and/or land you wish to lease)
  • a copy of the constitution document and minutes from the meeting that adopted it (Only required if unincorporated association)

You can find out about how we manage the personal information you provide by reading the privacy policy.