The Horsted Keynes Community Land Trust (CLT) Feasibility Group was set up in June 2018 with a view to providing some genuinely affordable housing for local people in the parish.

In November 2018 we held two community engagement events which were well attended and people were generally very supportive of this initiative.

In April 2019 we commissioned Action in rural Sussex (AIRS) to carry out a detailed Housing Needs Survey in the parish. Full and summary versions of their report on the findings of this survey are available (see Documents).

The results of the survey suggest the need, initially, for a small community-led housing scheme of approximately 6-9 dwellings.

As yet, we have not identified a site for our proposed development but we are currently looking at a number of potential opportunities. We will provide further details on this as soon as possible. If you are a landowner or know someone who has a plot of land that they may be willing to make available please get in touch (see Contact Us).

We have joined the National CLT Network and further information can be found on their website about CLT’s and community-led housing schemes (see Further Info)

We are now in the process of formalising our legal status by setting up a Community Benefit Society (with exempt charity status). Four members have agreed to be on the initial board of trustees (see The Team) and we anticipate co-opting additional board members shortly.

Once incorporated we anticipate launching our membership scheme to the community in the first quarter of 2020.

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If you have a particular skill or experience that you think may be useful or you are in a position to offer finance or you have land that you may be able to make available, we would love to hear from you (see Contact Us)