Links
Useful Links
Here we try to pull together a set of useful resources, links and websites where you can get more information on affordable housing, local Community Land Trusts, and other relevant information
Table of Contents
Community Led Housing Sites
Community Led Homes: https://www.communityledhomes.org.uk/ This has an interactive map of Community Led Housing initiatives, and much more.
Cumbria & Lancaster Community Led Housing Hub – funded to help deliver support to community groups looking to increase the supply of local housing – their website is helpful and includes their contact details https://clhhub.org.uk/ This is run by ACTion with Communities in Cumbria – https://www.cumbriaaction.org.uk/what-we-do/community-led-housing-hub
In particular Lorrainne Smyth pointed us in the direction of these cases studies:
https://www.cumbriaaction.org.uk/resources/case-studies/cs052-act-cs-skelwith-and-langdale-clt.pdf
Local Community Led Housing Developments
Above Derwent Community Land Trust: https://abovederwentclt.org/
Have delivered in Portinscale https://keswickreminder.co.uk/2022/03/14/new-homes-dream-for-portinscale-almost-complete/
Patterdale Community Land Trust https://patterdaleclt.org/
Plans approved for 10 homes https://www.facebook.com/ullswateraffordablehousing
Lyvennet Community Trust: http://www.lyvennetcommunitytrust.org/
See also this in Sedburgh: https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/04/12/work-set-to-begin-on-11-5-million-49-home-development-in-sedbergh/
Seend CLT website with a lot of good information: https://www.seendclt.org/
Funding
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-affordable-housing-funding
https://www.communityledhomes.org.uk/make-it-happen/get-funding
Housing Needs Surveys
We will get a list of companies from W&F whom we can approach to carry out a HNS for us. Examples below – see especially Patterdale and Ainstable. All responses are confidential and anonymised and contain no personally identifiable information (so no GDPR implications). Immediate plan: get quotes, apply for funding, HNS in new year likely Feb. Pay attention to their mathematical / statistical analysis skills as this will be a key part of any planning!
Housing Needs Survey Greystoke: https://archive.communityhousingprojectdevelopment.uk/attachments/article/386/HNS%20Greystoke%20-%20Final.PDF
Patterdale Housing Needs Survey: https://greystokeclt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Housing-Needs-Survey-Qaire-Approved.pdf
Patterdale Housing Needs Survey Report: https://patterdaleclt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Patterdale-Housing-Needs-2018-Report.pdf
Ainstable HNS (Please note – if ‘submit’ is pressed you will be unable to look at the questionnaire again on the same device (this is to avoid double counting). If you do press submit, don’t worry, the study is closed so you won’t affect any of the data collection): https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/AinstableHNSLive
Some useful links on how to go about arranging a HNS: https://neighbourhoodplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/How-to-undertake-a-Housing-Needs-Assessment-HNA-2021.03.15.pdf
And more generally, that site has a lot of useful resources: https://neighbourhoodplanning.org/
Eden District Council
EDC Housing Page – lots of policies and strategies including the latest housing need survey https://www.eden.gov.uk/housing/housing-documents/
EDC Planning Page – links to local and neighbourhood plans etc https://www.eden.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy/
EDC Local Plan: https://www.eden.gov.uk/media/5032/edenlocalplan2014-2032finalwithoutforeword.pdf
Eden Housing Association
Local Lettings Policy: https://www.edenha.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Local-Letting-Plan-Greystoke.pdf
Demographics Information
ONS census data for Greystoke Parish: https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/build/#E04012958
Community Land Trusts Network
Key Resources page: https://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/cltn-resources/
Insurance Notes
Some links to talks about insurance required for a CLT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vo6_Utfjg4 and notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SVbkMwBDU2xYlvOXGvYISqnkULoaaMx9/view
Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD21g2s4_Xg and slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OqaCNlbgCmBAW_beRL9S4THX6EKa_BRm/view
W&F Call for Sites
Previous Eden Council Call for Sites Methodology and Results: https://www.eden.gov.uk/media/3140/eb020-land-availibility-assessment-housing-sites-october-2015.pdf
Sign up for updates here: https://selfservice.eden.gov.uk/renderform.aspx?t=455&k=4D78D63D7A384EB13008B97F70C616C73E513F08
Shortlist to be ready for Autumn 2025 at which point there will be a public consultation.