Community venue hire utilisation
Fragmented booking processes may suppress demand; a single bookable catalogue with transparent, tiered pricing (including concessions) could raise utilisation and income.
Explore through a lens
Lenses are non-hierarchical. Not every opportunity needs all four.
Fees, charges, leases, lettings, licences, invoicing, arrears, billing, contractual income, pricing and cost recovery.
- What concessionary rates protect community groups?
- Is current pricing consistent across buildings?
Cross-service connections
Libraries & culture → Leisure & sport Shared capacity
A shared booking catalogue could include leisure rooms.
Libraries & culture → Property & estates Shared data
Estate data on room capacity and restrictions is needed.
Rationale
Under-used space has a fixed cost; better access could add income and community value together.
Inappropriate when…
- Community access would be crowded out
- Building use is restricted by covenant or funding conditions
Evidence required
- Booking logs
- Opening hours and staffing
- Building use restrictions
- Concession policy
Potential public impacts
- More community use of public buildings
- Risk of pricing out voluntary groups
Statutory & governance checks
Shown for England. No clearance is implied.- Requires validation
Legal power to charge for the hire of these premises — no researched source yet
- Requires validation
Equality impact assessment