Case Study – Urban CLTs – Lincoln Birchwood Area Community Land Trust

Birchwood Area Community Land Trust – an Urban CLT

EMCLH (formerly LCLT) is working with the local community in Birchwood, Lincoln, to bring forward ambitious community-led proposals for affordable housing on land currently owned by the City Council. Working with the Lincoln Birchwood Big Local group, EMCLH has assisted local residents to:

Identify an appropriate site for affordable housing
Broker negotiations with the current landowner
Conduct extensive local consultation which demonstrates local support for the housing
Identify a need for affordable housing for elderly people already living in the area
Set up Birchwood Area Community Land Trust Ltd
Bring in over £50,000 of outside grants and funding to progress the project
Identify a well-matched Housing Association partner

EMCLH is continuing to support Birchwood Area Community Land Trust as they make their own application for Outline Planning Permission for around 60 new community-owned homes for the elderly.

The area identified for affordable housing (yellow) – subject to extensive consultation in 2015 and receiving community support. The CLT has ambitions to secure the area in green into community ownership as public open space.

Case Study – Urban CLTs – Lincoln Birchwood Area Community Land Trust

Birchwood Area Community Land Trust – an Urban CLT

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