Community Led Housing in

Tom Warder - CLH Manager Content Rural Housing Enabling in Sussex The Sussex Community Housing Hub Local Case studies Why Community Led Housing?

Enabling Sussex community groups to develop truly affordable housing 18/06/2018 Slide 2 @HubSussex www.southeastcommunityhousinghub.org.uk Evolution of the service

• 2007 – 2013: Rural Housing Enabling Service - 15 schemes, 250 homes / 2010: “affordable”rents? • 2014 – 2017: Sussex Community Land Trust Project

- Pipeline of 12 CLT projects + Neighbourhood Planning • 2017 + : Sussex Hub established supported by local councils “build collaboration, skills and supply chains at a local level to promote the sustainability of this approach...” (DCLG letter Dec. 2016)

Enabling Sussex community groups to develop truly affordable housing 18/06/2018 Slide 3 @HubSussex www.southeastcommunityhousinghub.org.uk 18 June, 2018 Slide no. 4 18 June, 2018 Slide no. 5 18 June, 2018 Slide no. 6 Hub activity 26 Community Led Housing Projects, mostly CLTs • Angmering CLT – 12 homes • Icklesham CLT – 15 homes • CLT – 15 home Self-finish scheme • Ford CLT (1500 new homes) AONB CLTs: Herstmonceux, , , Slaugham, Hastings, … Co-Housing projects: & Hastings Community Self Build Project in Burgess Hill

Enabling Sussex community groups to develop truly affordable housing 18/06/2018 Slide 7 @HubSussex www.southeastcommunityhousinghub.org.uk Community Land Trust – Case study 1 Icklesham Parish CLT – 15 homes with Hastoe HA • Icklesham Parish Council wanted a community-led approach to providing affordable housing. • IPCLT became a Community Benefit Society – January 2017 • Site feasibility, pre – development funding and works • Heads of Terms, Option and Lease now agreed with CLT • Planning application - Summer 2018 • Partnership model CLT – pros and cons

Enabling Sussex community groups to develop truly affordable housing 18/06/2018 Slide 8 @HubSussex www.southeastcommunityhousinghub.org.uk

18 June, 2018 Slide no. 10 Angmering CLT-Mayflower Way

18 June, 2018 Slide no. 11 18 June, 2018 Why CLH? - added value / USP • Local control - allocations assured - permanence • Creating community support • Locally affordable • Income generating & re-investment • Control over location & design • Delivering actions from neighbourhood plans • Versatility - housing, social enterprise – Innovation (MMC) • Closer community & landowner involvement • Enabling the long term stewardship of community assets

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18 June, 2018 Hub support

• Robust business planning and feasibility • Technical assistance - finance & development issues • Access funding, grants & loans • Advise on company forms. • Link to legal experts and project partners. • Enabling groups to make informed choices • Support CLTs, Co-housing, Self-build, Coops etc. • Guidance throughout

18/06/2018 Slide 16 @HubSussex www.sussexcommunityhousinghub.org