Rural Case Studies
Rural CLTs are perhaps the "classic cases" for CLT development - village communities taking the initiative to develop new homes and services for their area. The case studies we have listed below have all made exceptional progress in different areas of community involvement and development.
You can find more information about each project using the "What to look for" table on our Case Studies main page, and Best Practice documentation drawn from each case study in our Resources section.
Case Studies
Shropshire CLT, building homes and workspaces for micro businesses. See for : Local marketing of shareholding opportunities
CLT in West Dorset, building affordable homes in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. See for : Local Authority development and long term loan funding support
CLT in Lancashire's Ribble Valley, building on 330 years’ housing experience of local charity, The Brabin's Trust. See for : building on the work of an existing Trust.
CLT "umbrella" for Cornwall, supporting groups and leading development projects. See for : Service Agreement with local Rural Housing Association
East of England "umbrella" with experience in fundraising and offering loans to local businesses. Grew from business development in local town centre. See for : Partnership agreement with local community actors
Gateway Trust in Northumberland, addressing rural decline with ambitious plans for village renewal. See for : renovating disused buildings to benefit all members of the community.
Devonshire CLT with ambitious plans for parish regeneration. See for : Affordable housing leaflet
North Devonshire CLT focusing on small business developments. See for : Housing allocation policy
Northumberland island CLT, responding to a decline in local services. See for : Service Level Agreement with 4HG
Cumbrian CLT and registered provider of social housing, encouraging community ownership of all development. See for : Legal structure fit for purpose as a CLT, charity and registered provider
CLT in North Devon, providing affordable self-build homes in an area of extremely high house prices. See for : Resale Price Covenant documentation
Early community trust in Oxfordshire, using the profits from housing projects to provide services for the community. See for : an early vision of a CLT's potential
Whole-community development in a Cotswold mill town. The first new-build co-housing development in the UK. See for : encouraging social enterprise and community projects.
CLT in Dorset, buolding affordable homes and community assets. See for : s106 Agreement and lease agreement with Synergy Housing Group