We’re delighted to say that after much-delayed negotiations, we have signed an agreement to lease the land at The Lawns for £1 our first affordable eco-homes project. We won the bidding process for this site back in the summer of 2019. Since then, assisted by our lawyers Anthony Collins LLP, we have been negotiating the…
Tom Copley, the Deputy Mayor for Housing in London, visited our site at The Lawns today and met with some of our board to discuss our plans. The Greater London Authority has funded our work so far to design our proposed 7 homes, so it was great to share the story and where we’ve got…
We shared our plans for our homes at The Lawns with fellow locals at St Cyprian’s primary school, just down the road from the site. A mix of people, some who have engaged with us in the past and a number of new faces, all turned up to look at and give feedback on the…
Last week we held a meeting of our members, open to other local people, to share our almost-final plans to build new affordable homes at The Lawns, SE19. The Chair of our board, Chris Axon, took everyone through the presentation we will be showing Croydon Council’s planners soon. He covered: You can watch his presentation…
We are inviting tenders for community engagement services for our project on The Lawns Crystal Palace Community Land Trust (CPCLT) will be submitting a planning application in the late spring/early summer to develop a small sustainable and affordable housing project on land currently owned by Croydon Council at The Lawns, Upper Norwood Over the past…
Talking to local people at the market, primary school children near The Lawns, and former homeless people about our project.
Setting up The Lawns project, recruiting people who live on or near to The Lawns to our Resident Design Group, and seeking volunteers with finance or legal skills.
We are inviting tenders for the role of Project Co-ordinator for our project on The Lawns. Crystal Palace Community Land Trust (CPCLT) has successfully bid for the right to develop a small sustainable and affordable housing project on land currently owned by Croydon Council at The Lawns, Upper Norwood. A Project Board has been established…