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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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