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.
The CLT has ambitions to secure the area in green into community ownership as public open space.