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A Community Land Trust (CLT) is set up and run by ordinary people to develop and manage homes.
They can also develop and manage other assets.
Trusts serve as long-term housing stewards.
This ensures that the housing remains genuinely affordable, based on what people actually earn in their area.
Trusts can set up other types of organisations that can also achieve this.
For example:
The Councils have grant funding available to groups wishing to set up any of the above.
Funding can help to support groups in deciding what is the best for organisation to set up.
The funding can also cover:
To receive funding, a group:
The popularity of these groups is increasing in both districts.
Many communities start to consider how to develop affordable housing for local people as part of the Neighbourhood Planning process. They can include Community Led Housing (CLH) within their Neighbourhood Development Plan.
Email Strategic Housing. Please ensure that your email has the subject CLTs/CLH Enquiry (whichever is relevant)
Telephone 01449 724786
Mobile: 07860 827011
To find out more general information visit the National Community Lands Trust website
Co-Housing website
For more information about support for community led organisations visit Locality's website