Page 10 - Annual Review 2022

The Land Trust Annual Review 2022

Service Charge

Community The Land Trust manages green space on 10 property developments across the
engagement is country on behalf of 5,969 homeowners, as of 31 March 2022.
what sets our Community engagement is what sets our service charge business model apart
service charge from other green space management companies. We ensure communities are fully
business model informed and able to feedback on the services provided with our estates teams
making regular visits to sites, alongside regular residents’ meetings.
apart from other
green space Managing the green areas on the service charge spaces is about a lot more than
management simply cutting the grass and picking up the litter and we strive to create significant
economic and social value on our spaces. We deliver charitable benefits for
companies communities, which aim to closely mirror the NPPF (National Planning Policy
Framework) objective to deliver sustainable development and the Department for
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities criteria for garden communities.
This hard work is paying off with 70% of residents who responded to our
annual survey saying our green spaces had a positive effect on their physical and
mental wellbeing.

While 69% of residents said they are using the green spaces around their homes
a few times a week or every day, with 87% of residents using the green spaces
Beaulieu, Chelmsford at least once a month.

Merlin Park, Hucknall

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