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“Community land trusts are proving revolutionary in fighting back against the housing crisis plaguing Cornwall”. Cornwall and Grade Ruan CLTs in the news. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-village-pulls-together-give-8689624 “You only have to see the joy on the faces of the young mums who have found their dream homes in the Cornish village of Ruan Minor to realise how much…

We’re delighted that St Keverne Housing Working Party is cracking-on with its plans to deliver a project of up to 20 affordable homes in the village. CCLT is providing the lead and professional services and has secured the agreement of a supportive local landowning family for a site adjoining the east of St Keverne village.…

We’d like to welcome all our new shareholders.  40 new applicants to join Cornwall Community Land Trust so far this year. We’re keen to encourage more residents from all communities across Cornwall and Scilly to become shareholders, not just those villages and towns where we are working. Cornwall CLT ethos of ‘affordable homes for locals…

A very warm welcome to Cornwall to Abdo Salah, who has joined our Development Team as Development Assistant. Abdo, an Egyptian national, joined us on a temporary contract this summer, and is slotting-in very well. He joined the team just as our Development Manager, Jennifer Hawkins, took maternity leave. Best wishes to Jen. Pattie Richmond…

Cornwall Community Land Trust will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday 29th June at 10 am at Penventon Hotel, Redruth (please note this is a change of date). An opportunity for Cornwall Community Land Trust and supporters to celebrate another successful year and to hear about our plans for the future. Our work with local…

Article by Lee Trewhela from Cornwall Live, see original article here. A community land trust in Cornwall has won an appeal to build 29 affordable homes for local people after a Cornwall Council planning committee turned down the application last July citing concerns about it creating more traffic on roads in the area. The site,…

Cornwall CLT has congratulated the Council on its Affordable Housing Newsletter. Packed full of news and advice, including funding for community-led homes projects in Cornwall. Please contact the Council’s Affordable Housing Team if you’d like to be added to their circulation list, email them here affordablehousing@cornwall.gov.uk

Cornwall Community Land Trust warmly welcomes new members who support its work and it only costs a quid for lifetime membership! For this you become a shareholding member and have a say in the work of our charity. Members are notified about our meetings, seminars and events and have a vote on key decisions, like…

Cornwall is coming out of winter with more community-led housing activity than ever before, with Cornwall CLT working alongside communities across Cornwall to support affordable homes projects. On the Isles of Scilly where planning permission has been granted for 12 self-build affordable homes at Old Town, St Mary’s, Cornwall CLT is working with local people…