A new community survey is being launched by Craven Community Land Trust (CLT*) focusing on the lack of affordable housing in the Settle area and how local residents would like to see the problem addressed.
With support from the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, 3,000 questionnaires are being mailed out in April to households in Settle, Giggleswick, Langcliffe and Stainforth, giving people the chance to have their say on what is an increasing problem and help shape the CLT’s policies and priorities for the future.
As well as current residents, the CLT also wants to hear from people with a local connection – work or family – who are looking to return to the area.
The information collected from the survey will give the most comprehensive picture of the need for affordable housing locally.
If you would like to take part, please either complete the questionnaire mailed to you or go online at https://bit.ly/CravenHousingSurvey
The deadline for responses is Friday 3 May.
*Craven CLT was set up in 2019 as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society (regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) with the object of providing more affordable housing in the Craven area for local people. Their Board is made up of local volunteers, including representation from Settle Town Council and Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust.
There are other ways to help Craven CLT; anyone can apply to join as a member for £1 (one pound) by visiting our website at Cravenclt.co.uk or contacting the secretary, Jane Cotton, on cravenclt@gmail.com. The more members we have, the more we can show there is strong local support for what we are trying to do.
Any homes eventually developed by Craven CLT will be let to local people and have an “asset lock”, which means that they will always be owned by the community and cannot be sold.
