London Barking Riverside Community Interest Company Bringing Cities to Life, Bringing Life Into Cities

London Barking Riverside Community Interest Company Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Barking Riverside – where is it?

Barking Riverside Houses of parliament and 180 ha site situated Big Ben to the south of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Barking Riverside – what was it?

In the 20th century it was the site for 3 coal-fired power stations.

These were decommissioned in the 1980s.

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 21st Century - A new masterplan for the area

Barking Riverside is a joint venture between London and Quadrant Housing Association (51%) and the Greater London Authority (49%).

Close working partnership with the Borough and Transport for Bringing cities to life, London Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Vision

Barking Riverside London will be an innovative, healthy and well-connected place, made special by its heritage, ecology, riverfront location and by its community.

It is the largest development in East London and, over the next 15 years, 10,800 new homes will be created.

As well as new homes, there will be 7 new schools, a health hub, community and sports facilities, open spaces and parkland. Open space will account for 40% of the site.

Environmental sustainability is an integral part of the design of the site, with SUDS, innovative biodiverse green roofs, Bringing solar panels and an ENVAC system. cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Barking Riverside - innovative governance model The Barking Riverside Community Interest Company (CIC) was set up in 2009 following the start of preparation for development.

The intention is for this company to control and manage the community and open space assets of the Barking Riverside development and to manage the assets for the benefit of the community.

This will include maintaining the estate, promoting and organising community events and generating estate income, including through service charges on residents.

It also acts as an interface between the new and existing communities, providing community services and information for new residents.

The CIC is initially set up in partnership with Barking Riverside and the London Bringing Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council with two directors from each cities to life, Bringing life representing the CIC Board. into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 What is a Community Interest Company?

A Community Interest Company (CIC) is a form of social enterprise that has formal legal status in the UK.

An essential part of a CIC governance structure is the concept of “asset lock”, whereby all assets have to be held for the benefit of the community. It is required to reinvest any surplus into the community.

The Barking Riverside CIC is formally constituted through its governing document with powers to hold and manage the community social and green assets and to invest in community cohesion, social enterprise activities, and local infrastructure according to the needs and wishes of local residents and businesses. Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 CIC - supporting community events and initiatives

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 CIC – supporting co-design of play facilities

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Challenges

• How does the CIC take account of future residents when development is taking place over 20+ years?

• First homes completed 2018 • 10800 homes • Community centre with • 70 + ha of ecologically rich primary school, multifaith • First 1000 homes completed open space space and community • New secondary school is • Ecology Centre rooms open open • Active resident-led CIC • Plans for the new rail station managing assets for the underway benefit of all 2011 2031? Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Challenges

• How does the CIC take account of future residents when development is taking place over 20+ years? • How does the CIC accommodate different voices and community interests?

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Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Challenges

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Challenges

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Challenges

• How does the CIC take account of future residents when development is taking place over 20+ years? • How does the CIC accommodate different voices and community interests? • How does the CIC transition from a public/private governance structure to a resident-led community structure? • How does the CIC build capacity amongst residents to develop the required management and business skills? • How does the CIC ensure that neighbouring communities benefit from the new development so that inequalities are not exacerbated? Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Possible tools to overcome challenges

• Participatory budgeting • Community capacity officer • Design, implementation and management competitions for small/meanwhile projects • Build resident skills and provide opportunities to co-design and contribute to masterplanning processes • Ensure two-way communication with a shared language • Provide training for management and budgeting skills • Visiting other CICs

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Other CICs

Ryburgh Community Enterprise is a Community Interest Community (CIC) set up in 2008 by North Norfolk villagers to overcome the closure of the village shop and post office. The CIC successfully reopened the shop in 2009 under the ownership of 124 villagers. The shop is a general store providing groceries, newspapers, tobacco, off licence, an internet café, tea shop, dry- cleaning, parcel collection, plants and Bringing cities to life, Post Office. Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Other CICs

GLL/Better

Operates 278 leisure facilities for 50 local authorities in England

Libraries in 74 locations

Children’s centres in 10 No shareholders so over £100 million surplus reinvested in locations services and facilities

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Barking Riverside – emerging case study

Watch this space!......

Barking Riverside CIC is an innovative governance model for holding and managing community assets at this scale

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222 Thank you

Paula Vandergert, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London

Bringing cities to life, Bringing life into cities.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730222