New Town Taskforce Backs Communities

07 Oct New Town Taskforce Backs Communities

The Community Led Housing sector welcomes the New Towns Taskforce Report, which recognises that the next generation of New Towns must embed diversity, stewardship, and community involvement from the outset.

We particularly welcome the following recommendations:

• Opportunities for community led housing must be included in every New Town;
• Clear stewardship models with local accountability, such as Community Land Trusts;
• Community empowerment through community led housing, community gardens, and local societies;
• Allocation of smaller sites for councils, Community Land Trusts, and other community developers.