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The Land Trust                                                                                                  Working together to change lives for the better












                                                                                                                                                          “At the Land Trust we understand the value
                                                                                                                                                            that spending time outdoors can have

                                                                                                                                                              on physical and mental wellbeing”











                                                                                                                                      About the Land Trust                            Building new communities –
                                                                                                                                                                                      from Placemaking to Placekeeping
                                                                                                                                      The Land Trust is a charity committed to the
                                                                                                                                      long-term sustainable management of open        The housing developers, local planning authorities
                                                                                                                                      space for community benefit. When the Trust     and key stakeholders we work with seek to create,
                                                                                                                                      was established in 2004, the concept was to     establish and maintain communities which thrive
                                                                                                                                      create an organisation that could offer a long   for decades after the final house is sold.
                                                                                                                                      term sustainable land management solution.
                                                                                                                                      We call this stewardship and our vision is to   One area where we are making a real difference –
                                                                                                                                      improve the quality of people’s lives through the   and one which will continue to be a focus for us into
                                                                                                                                      creation and management of sustainable, high    the future – is in building new communities. With an
                                                                                                                                      quality green spaces that deliver real and lasting,   expanding population the need for new housing
                                                                                                                                      environmental, social and economic benefits.    has never been more acute. However, what often
                                                                                                                                                                                      gets forgotten or neglected is how we turn these
                                                                                                                                      The Trust has five key charitable objectives.   new properties into a community and turn houses
                                                                                                                                      These set us apart from other green space       into homes.
                                                                                                                                      management providers and ensure we deliver
                                                                                                                                      places that change people’s lives for the better.   Our Placekeeping approach ensures that we provide
                                                                                                                                                                                      a service that provides excellent value for money
                                                                                                                                      These objectives are:                           for residents, protects them from price increases
                                                                                                                                                                                      and creates significant economic and social value.
                                                                                                                                         Environment and biodiversity
                                                                                                                                         Health and wellbeing                         This is just the beginning, and working in
                                                                                                                                         Community and social cohesion                partnership with developers, the Land Trust is
                                                                                                                                         Education and learning                       helping to build and maintain new, healthy, thriving
                                                                                                                                         Economic vitality                            and inclusive communities across the country.


                                                                                                                                      We currently have ownership and responsibility
                                                                                                                                      for over 2,500 hectares of open space across the
                                                                                                                                      country. Our diverse portfolio includes amenity
                                                                                                                                      spaces, country parks, SANGs, SuDS, Sites of
                                                                                                                                      Special Scientific Interest, nature reserves and
                                                                                                                                      Scheduled Ancient Monuments. While we want as
                                                                                                                                      many people as possible to enjoy using our spaces
                                                                                                                                      we are passionate about protecting the wildlife and
                                                                                                                                      biodiversity that calls them home.





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