Council land disposal newspaper notices
Councils disposing of open space or appropriating land must advertise in a local newspaper. Enter your postcode to see your matched newspaper and price.
Get your estates notice price
See your matched newspaper, per-column rate and fixed £35 platform fee without an account. We calculate the newspaper cost from your notice before payment.
The council estates workflow
Keep the land decision, representations and advert in one record.
Place supported open-space disposal and appropriation notices, while housing-land consent and policy-led routes remain clearly separated and reviewable.
How this service works
What Gazetted helps you do from source document to organised record
Build or upload
Enter or extract the authority, land description, notice route, proposal, inspection and representation details.
Check the notice
Supported s.123(2A) and s.122(2A) open-space routes show exact artwork. Right to Buy and HRA land-disposal routes withhold publication-ready artwork pending dated consent evidence.
Place or request review
Place a supported open-space route, or save a housing-land or policy-led draft in Applications for assisted review before any quote, publication booking or payment.
Track the property process
Keep resolution, consultation and representation tasks in Applications, with plans, artwork and publisher full-page proof in Documents.
Gazetted prompts for the details this workflow needs and flags missing required fields. You remain responsible for the application, the selected publication route and any legal or professional review.
Exact portal example — live tasks adapt to the subtype and route.
The legal requirement
Under section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972, a council may not dispose of land consisting of or forming part of an open space unless it has first advertised its intention in a newspaper circulating in the area for two consecutive weeks and considered any objections received.
The same requirement applies under section 122(2A) when a council appropriates open space land to a different purpose. These provisions ensure public transparency in decisions affecting community land.
Asset of community value processes are different: the Localism Act 2011 requires written notices to specified parties and owner-to-authority notification, but it does not create a universal local-newspaper publication duty. Authorities may still advertise where their governance policy requires it.
Key points
- Required for disposal of open space land under s123(2A)
- Must be published for two consecutive weeks in a local newspaper
- Also applies to land appropriation under s122(2A)
- Publication certificate provides evidence of compliance
What you receive
Everything you need to demonstrate compliance, delivered to your portal.
Proof PDF
A typeset proof of your notice for approval before publication.
Publication certificate
Confirming publication date, newspaper name, and notice content.
VAT invoice
Available in your portal immediately after payment.
Pricing
Price depends on notice size and your local newspaper's rate. Enter your postcode for an estimate.
All orders include a £35 + VAT platform fee
Frequently asked questions
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