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WELCOME

Our Landscape, Our Housing, Our Economy

Purpose

• Provide information on Community Land

Trusts

• Show examples of how CLTs work together

with Local Authorities, Parish Councils/NDPs

• Explain more about the CVLT
• Agree ways of working together for C&S

Why Now?

• Start of 2019
• Pressure on the Parish from commercial

developers and TWBC targets

• NDP aiming to be completed later this year
• Good time to align our limited resources in

tackling challenges and delivering solutions

Outcome

• All of us are better informed
• Agree the best way of working together while

recognising and respecting the individual roles and responsibilities of all parties:

• TWBC, PC, NDP and CVLT

Agenda

• Your say first!
• What would you most like to get out tonight?
• Questions/concerns/wishes/outcomes?
• Presentation – what, how, why?
• Community Land Trusts
• CVLT
• Discussion
• Wrap-up

Community Land Trusts

• Introduction to Community Land trusts

‘See it to believe it’ videos at: http://www.clteast.org/resources/see-it-and- believe-it.htm

– ‘CLTs in a Nut Shell’ ‘ – High Bickington CLT’

• How CLTs work with LAs, PCs, NDPs

Why Local Authorities and Parish Councils support CLTs

• Help meet housing needs and target and by

providing permanently affordable accommodation

• Involve residents in addressing housing need
• Empower communities so that they became more

self-sufficient, cohesive, resilient and sustainable

• Bring investment, jobs and resources into the area.

Support Local Authorities and Parish Councils provide

• Leadership - by supporting the aims of their CLT
• Partnership - in identifying need and delivery of

affordable homes – and other amenities

• Policy environment – via Local Plan and NDP
• Land - made available through planning policy and

identifying and/or gifting sites.

Community Land Trust Development Partnership

Community Land Trust County Council & Parish Council HCA Bank & builder SW-RDA DEFRA EU

PC

NDP

NPPF Localism Act 2011 LA Local Plan & housing targets

Action Plan

Parish

Policies CLT

Affordable homes

The Way

it is supposed to work

CLTs working in partnership with PCs/NDPs & LAs

ASHTON HAYES & HORTON-CUM-PEEL NDP 2017

….. 98% agreed that new housing development should be community-led through strong and genuine partnerships with developers or community-owned organisations such as a community land trust.

The consultation process …. identified a number of problems, desired improvements and policies that fall outside the mandate of this NP. These have been captured in a proposed Community Action Programme (CAP). They will be pursued by the Parish Council CAP process.

The parish council to enable and support the creation and

• peration of a Community Land Trust

CLTs working in partnership with PCs/NDPs & LAs

BRADWELL PARISH NDP 2015 Other ideas and projects, which are not policies, are captured in a separate Community Plan. It is intended that the Bradwell Community Land Trust (CLT) be set up to facilitate a number of aspects of this Plan.

The CLT would administer monies gained via a legal agreement attached to a planning permission to ensure a phased delivery of local needs affordable housing.

CLTs working in partnership with PCs/NDPs & LAs

East Bergholt Parish Council NDP 2015

The need for low cost market housing for first time buyers has been expressed in the responses to the Questionnaire. 3.4 Projects These do not form part of the Neighbourhood Development Plan. Project - EB2

Establish a Community Land Trust as the means of delivering homes for local people and to deliver Affordable Housing, to

• ffset private sector provision, in or near to the village

centre, for shared ownership or rentable properties.

What, how, why, who

What

A not-for-profit community organisation, run by volunteers to benefit the social, environmental and economic interests of the Parish:

• legally incorporated as Crane Valley Land Trust Ltd
• a community benefit society empowered to raise funds,

borrow up to £250 million, buy and sell assets, and form partnerships

• governance modelled on the NCLTN standard rules with an

elected interim board of Directors

How

By acquiring land and other assets to develop permanently affordable housing and other amenities for lasting community benefit in accordance with PC and NDP policy.

Why

Help meet Cranbrook & Sissinghurst housing targets and deliver NDP affordable homes component

• Provide alternative to low quality, mass housing, dormitory estates
• Deliver local housing solutions that:
• integrate community
• grow economy
• enhance environment, revitalise land use
• High quality design and construction
• Sustainable, energy efficient/Passivhaus
• Sensitive to town & landscape setting
• incorporating core business interest - employment, tourism,

productivity

Who – our Board

Steve Gasson Finance director Pip Gill Teacher, fundraiser, event organiser Richard Gill Architect, project manager Tim Kemp Architectural consultant, parish councillor Mark Wade Sustainable development consultant, project manager Tally Wade PR consultant, journalist, publisher, social media Matt Warne Accountant and technology John Young Lawyer All local volunteers who care about making the Parish a better place. Transparent and accountable governance based on NCLTN model rules. All volunteers with a shared passion and vision for safeguarding & promoting:

Our landscape, Our Housing, Our economy

Funding

Social Investment Funds - are available via the NCLTN, once

incorporated, to get proposals through planning and homes built

‘Getting to planning stage’ funding

• £70k or approx’ £2.2k per house for costs to prepare plans,

commission architects and submit for full planning permission. Only repayable on successful planning approval

‘Getting your homes built stage’ funding

• £400k to develop site to completion

DCLG via TWBC

• £30k for securing option agreements on land

Funding

Other funding sources

A wide range of other financing options are open to CLTs, including:

• Community Housing Fund Phase 2 grants - £161m pot
• Homes England ‘Home Building Fund’ - 70% of project total up

to £250m

• ‘Power to Change’, Community Business Fund - up to £300k

NDP CVLT synergies

A large number of sites across Cranbrook & Sissinghurst have been put forward under SHELAA and are being assessed by the NDP. Members of the CVLT have contributed as individuals to the NDP process and work closely in support of its development. The CVLT is ready to work with the PC to help fulfil the affordable housing needs of the NDP on sites considered as suitable for development by the PC/NDP.

Business model

Engage landowners of shared vision and in line with NDP Policy

• Secure option agreement – using DCLG/TWBC £30k

Set-up JV partnership agreement with charity developers

• Conduct full site viability assessment with PC
• using Social Investment Funding via NCLTN and CHF Phase 2 grant
• Pre-app and planning permission
• using Social Investment Funding via NCLTN

Purchase land / prepare site / build

• JV partner capital, SIF & HE HBF, CVLT-raised capital if needed

Realise value

• Sell or rent at affordable price
• Retain profit for next community project
• Retain freehold in perpetuity for community

Principles of operation

The NDP leads and the CVLT follows: CVLT will only explore potential developments that are fully aligned with the emergent NDP Policy Framework and the NDP Plan, when ratified. The AONB guides: CVLT will only explore and develop sites in accordance with the High Weald AONB Unit Policies and Management Plan and with their full support and endorsement.

CVLT – just another developer? Let’s take a look at some examples of development and compare them:

• Commercial developer – Persimmon etc
• CVLT

Commercial developer

Find land for sale anywhere Buy/Option Agreement at commercial rate Outline Planning Application Reserved Matters for detail Minimum S106 Inadequate affordable homes Token community engagement No masterplan considerations Deal Done - to us Outline Plan Highest profit Lowest standards Poor design Build Lowest Bldg Regs: design & quality Minimal environmental considerations Sell at highest OMV

• unaffordable to locals

Result

Assets & investment lost to Parish forever

CVLT

NDP identifies need NDP Landowner Meeting Landowners approach PC / NDP → CVLT MoU/Option Agreement Land gifted or discounted Benevolent/charity partner Planning Application Full detail Exceeds any S106 Full community engagement Delivers NDP affordable policy Meets AONB policy Masterplan context By the Parish for the Parish Outline scheme Highest % of affordable homes Focus on local needs Highest standards - PassivHaus Award winning design No Parish money - no risk Build Highest standards - design & quality Highest environmental, economic and social considerations Available Affordable rent/shared ownership Local eligibility policy Asset management by charity partner - no Parish money, no risk

Result

Assets & investment kept in Parish forever

CVLT ‘any other developer’ ?

Commercial developer CVLT

For profit Locally unaffordable Lowest design & quality standards Doesn’t meet local needs Assets & investment lost to community No control on who buys, rents or profits Lowest care Highest negative impact Imposed development Minimum S106 Not-for-profit Community-led development - NDP Meets local needs Locally affordable Highest design & quality standards Exceeds S106 Highest care - NDP AONB Restorative impact Local control on who buys, rents Assets & investment kept in community forever

NPS - tenure blind Passivhaus

Sensitive design reflects locality

Hastoe Homes – tenure blind Passivhaus

Rural community living, local styles, modern design

Bioregional Homes

Shared space for social, healthy living Designed for low- impact lifestyles Intergenerational living Live/work units

PC - CVLT ‘Conflict of Interest’

CSPC Code of Conduct for Members

• Pecuniary conflict of interest

None – no value, no personal gain

• Other Significant interest

None – no value, no personal gain

Other considerations outside of the Code

• Predetermination in PC Planning decisions

No conflict if the PC and CVLT are proposing the same thing

• CVLT Directors or members who may also be Councillors reserve the right to put

proposals and ideas to the Council and to differ from the views of the consensus of Council

• will absent themselves from any related vote to enable PC to act with complete

independence.

No ‘Conflicts of Interest’ arise in practice

NDP - CVLT ‘Conflict of Interest’

CVLT Directors or members who contribute to the NDP:

• do so as individuals – bringing care, vision &

resources

• allocation decisions and draft NDP policies are

made by committee, ratified by PC and voted on by constituents at referendum. No undue influence No ‘Conflict of Interest’ arises in practice

PC

NDP

Action Plan

Policies CLT

Affordable homes

The Way

it is supposed to work

What needs to be done? Where? How?

Shared Vision, Opportunities & Plan

Ideas

Let’s get creative Let’s cooperate

CLTs working in partnership with PCs/NDPs & LAs

Stretham and Wilburton Parish Council CLT set-up to deliver 75 affordable homes. PC nominated parish councillors to the Board of the CLT from across the two villages Haddenham PC set up CLT with cross representation on NDP, PC and CLT. Cottenham PC set-up NDP and CLT with 3 PCs on NDP and CLT Woodbeech PC set-up at CLT from out of their NDP and allow PCs and NDP members to sit in on CLT meetings. 100s of other examples of PCs working in partnership and intimate association with the CLTs they have set-up.

All of the above based on TRUST and shared AIMS to deliver real results in line with NDP policy

Working together

Discussion