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Alternative Regeneration
In October 2016, PEACH Housing Club members decided to take things into their own hands. Having seen regeneration schemes around them in London, residents were keen to avoid the breaking up of the community and the replacement of lot’s of social housing with private luxury developments – so decided to do our own plans –…
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Coolfin Road
To show what is possible we previously created a feasibility study that demonstrates how we can provide genuinely affordable homes for local people on two sites in the E16 area.
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Award-Winning Chelsea Garden to Find Its Permanent Home in E16
A garden created for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in support of young people’s mental health is coming to Custom House this summer — and it will belong to the community. The YoungMinds Garden, designed by Charlie Chase of Chase Gardens and sponsored by grant-making charity Project Giving Back, features in the ‘All About Plants’…
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CLH London Report
Update from the Board: July 2025 CLH London Report As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and securing permanently affordable homes in Newham, we are sharing the latest insights and progress updates from the Community Led Housing (CLH) London July 2025 report. Key Takeaways from the Report Blake Road Design & Planning: Slow-moving site investigations…
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Winter Newsletter
We have had a busy winter season at E16 Community Land Trust, involving lots of exciting progress on our two projects in Custom House and Canning Town. Here are the headlines! AGM On Thursday 16 November, we gathered at Ascension Church in Newham to reflect on the work we had undertaken in the year, and…
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Come to our AGM!
Come to our AGM! Thursday 16 November at 7.30pm Ascension Church Centre Baxter Rd, London E16 3HJ Help shape our work in the year ahead and get involved in two exciting new housing a community space projects in E16! There will be an opportunity to meet the architects who have been supporting our work and…
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“Community Land Trusts offer a fresh take on housing development”
A great write-up in the Financial Times on the growing potential of CLT’s as a large-scale solution to the country’s housing crisis. “The big shift we’re trying to do here is to treat homes not as financial products to be traded, but as an ongoing infrastructure for community benefit” – Melissa Mean, We Can Make…
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Custom House Phase One Regeneration Area Landlord Offer: Answering your Community-Led Questions via E16 CLT’s new FAQ!
In November 2022 the much anticipated Custom House Phase One Regeneration Area Landlord Offer was unveiled to Custom House residents, detailing Newham Council’s vision of Custom House’s regeneration and housing delivery and tenure mix. On the 23rd November 2022 the residents ballot opens, providing a critical opportunity for eligible residents to vote on the vision…
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Exploring Community-Led Alternatives in E16
Community Land Trusts are being used across the country to put land, homes, shops and public facilities and spaces into the hands of communities themselves. E16 CLT has been exploring ideas for how local residents and community groups in Newham can lead change in their neighbourhood. Explore E16 CLT’s vision for community-led alternatives to regeneration…
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Join the E16 CLT Board
As we continue to develop our plans for our first development of genuinely affordable homes, we’re excited to announce that we are looking for 2 new members to be co-opted onto our board to sit alongside our elected members. Following our recent review of the organisation we are looking to recruit 2 people with specific…