Steve Watson and Alison Ward Presentation

1. What is a Community Land Trust? 2. What is the Wessex CLT Project? 3. Current affordable housing projects. What is a Community Land Trust? Four Principles

1. Not-for-private-profit organisation set up to benefit a specific community.

2. CLTs can own land and other assets which are important to a community – starting with affordable housing.

3. CLTs hold those assets so that they are available and affordable for future generations.

4. A CLT is open to membership by anyone in the community supporting its aims. Projects undertaken by CLTs

• Homes • Car park • Orchard • Land • WCs • Office space • Pub • Post office • Workshops • Shop • Allotments • Solar/hydro power Motivations

1. Desire for leadership of an important local project.

2. Desire to achieve broad community support.

3. Lack of trust in outside organisations on key questions (such as site selection, design, numbers and occupancy by local people). What is the Wessex CLT Project?

Current affordable housing projects Partnerships between CLTs and Housing Associations

• CLT leads project – land, numbers of homes, design and occupancy criteria. • CLT owns the freehold. • HA has a long term lease. • HA funds, develops and operates the homes. • HA pays the CLT a ground rent. • CLT has the option to buy the HA out of the lease.

CLT/HA Partnerships Symene CLT Hastoe West Dorset Christow CLT Teign Teignbridge/Dartmoor Queen Camel CLT Hastoe South Somerset Marshwood CLT Hastoe West Dorset Bradworthy CLT Aster Torridge Brampford Speke, Upton Pyne & Cowley CLT Hastoe East Devon Toller Porcorum CLT Aster West Dorset Corry Valley CLT (Dalwood) Yarlington East Devon Upper Culm CLT (Hemyock and Clayhidon) Hastoe Mid Devon Upper Frome Valley CLT (Maiden Newton) Aster West Dorset Powerstock and District CLT Hastoe West Dorset Norton sub Hamdon CLT Yarlington South Somerset Cheriton Bishop CLT Hastoe Mid Devon Lyme Regis CLT Yarlington West Dorset Chagford CT Aster West Devon/Dartmoor Appledore CLT Aster Torridge Broadwindsor Group Parish CLT Yarlington West Dorset

Corry Valley CLT and Yarlington Housing – Blackdown Hills AONB Toller Porcorum CLT and Aster Homes West Dorset AONB Norton sub Hamdon CLT and Yarlington Housing Somerset Queen Camel CLT and Hastoe Housing Somerset Marshwood CLT and Hastoe Housing West Dorset AONB Upper Culm CLT and Hastoe Housing Blackdown Hills AONB Powerstock & District CLT and Hastoe Housing West Dorset AONB Christow CLT and Teign Housing – Dartmoor National Park Chagford Community Trust and Aster Homes Dartmoor National Park Symene CLT, Bridport CLT and Bridport Co-Housing

Dorset Support for CLT projects 75-100% Lyme Regis CLT and Yarlington Housing West Dorset AONB Questions