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Localise West Midlands
The Warehouse
54-57 Allison Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B5 5TH
Tel: 0121 685 1155
Fax: 0121 643 3122
Email: info@localisewestmidlands.org.uk

Registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee (not for profit) no: 6239211

Community Land Trust, Digbeth

Localise West Midlands, in partnership with Accord Housing Association, Birmingham Friends of the Earth and Birmingham Co-operative Housing Services, are proposing to build a small 'demonstration' sustainable development in Digbeth, Birmingham, comprising affordable/social housing, green work spaces for environmental organisations and businesses, and wildlife garden, set up in a small-scale Community Land Trust (CLT)model, and linked to neighbouring environmental community building, The Warehouse.

The project is one of several CLT pioneers across the country, who are being advised and supported by Community Finance Solutions and the Homes and Communities Agency.

Update - June 2009

Would you like to be part of this development?

We are seeking both families and individuals in need of affordable housing, who are interested in being involved in their own community, and willing to get involved in the project steering group. The project is at a very early stage - although a lot of work has been done on creating a legal and financial model.

More information about getting involved and general information about the proposals:

Leaflet (pdf 1.17MB) - introduction to the project for those potentially interested in living or working within the development.

Briefing - (pdf) more detailed outline of the proposals, what has happened so far and how we plan to progress it.

Is this for you? - a brief overview of what sorts of things you need to think about if you are potentially interested in this being part of the Digbeth Ecohub.

Questionnaire (pdf) if interested, please download and return to Karen at LWM by post (see left margin) or email the answers to us directly.