This statement sums up our vision:

  "To enable local people to capture the enduring value of land and assets in towns, villages and countryside in Gloucestershire for permanently affordable housing, other community uses, and community benefits to support the development of robust and sustainable communities."

 You can download and read in full our mission, aims and objectives here:  GLP_Mission_Aims_Objectives_0409.pdf (357.27 KB)

GLP is a Community Land Trust

Gloucestershire Land for People was created as a Community Land Trust (CLT) to hold land in trusteeship in perpetuity. Any profit GLP makes is reinvested for community benefit.

We have an open membership, which elects directors to our board of management.  Our current elected directors are Martin Alder, Louise Barrow, Jan Bayley (Chair), Max Comfort, Martin Large,  and Cllr Barry Oosthuysen. Chris Franks, Patrick McCrink and Alison Parfit have been appointed to fill vacancies in our resident category, and Cllr Barrie Pierce, John Robson, and Cllr Helen Royall have agreed to be co-opted to the board. Development manager Rosemary Seagrief heads up our small professional staff team.

The minutes of the 2007-2008 AGM and Annual Report can be downloaded here:
 AGM 2007-08 Mins 180209.pdf (393.88 KB)
 GLP Annual Report 2007-8 (443.96 KB)

Are you on a low or moderate income, paying a high private rent and yet cannot get social housing or afford to buy on the open market? One of the cornerstones of GLP's ambitions is to create affordable housing for people on local wages. GLP is striving to help you get a home by working up a range of projects throughout Gloucestershire, and helping other CLTs to set up in the county.

Land for growing food and community activities

GLP isn't just interested in creating affordable housing, but also wants to create community allotments and gardens, where people can get together to grow food, stage events, socialise and enjoy being out and about.

Projects

Our first project: Cashes Green Hospital Site, Stroud.