In November 2018 we held two community engagement events which were well attended and people were generally very supportive of this initiative.

Our next step is to hold a launch event in the Village Hall on

Wednesday 27 November at 7.30pm

In April 2019 we commissioned Action in rural Sussex (AIRS) to carry out a detailed Housing Needs Survey in the parish. Full and summary versions of their report on the findings of this survey are available (see Documents).

The results of the survey suggest the need, initially, for a small community-led housing scheme of approximately 6-9 dwellings.

Over the last few years our feasibility group has been engaging with the landowner’s agent and developer for the Police House Field site, which was recommended for planning approval earlier this year. We have also teamed up with a Registered Provider for affordable housing.  They have recently received very encouraging news that they are preferred bidder, with HKCLT, to acquire the affordable homes within that development.

We have joined the National CLT Network and further information can be found on their website about CLT’s and community-led housing schemes (see Further Info)

We have now incorporated as a Community Benefit Socitey.

Society name: Horsted Keynes Community Land Trust Limited
Society number: 9415
Registration date: 09/10/2024

Please support this community initiative by becoming a member. You can do this at our launch event in the Village Hall on

Wednesday 27 November at 7.30pm or by contacting us via this website

We would like a couple of new members to help us get HKCLT Ltd soundly established by joining our Interim Board until our first AGM next March.