STOW ON THE WOLD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
Building Truly Affordable Housing for Local People
We are pleased to welcome you to our website and to explain who we are as well as our principal objectives, and to show how you can help us provide Truly Affordable Housing (TAH) to meet the specific needs of our local community.
(Clicking on any underlined text on this website will take you the relevant page or another website, as appropriate.)
As you know, Stow-on-the-Wold is a renowned historic town in a National Landscape (formerly referred to as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). However, the sustainability of our town is affected by a serious lack of truly affordable housing that is accessible to local people in Stow on low to moderate incomes.
In 2016, our first Chairman, Peter Minty, and the then and current Mayor, Ben Eddolls, resolved to take action to overcome this problem. They and other like-minded townspeople formed the Stow Community Land Trust (Stow CLT), which is a member of the National Community Land Trust Network.
Stow CLT’s principal objective, therefore, is to tackle head-on the need for TAH, prioritising local people, key workers and the rural skills sector (e.g. skilled craftsmen, agricultural workers, nurses, teachers - click here to see a comprehensive list) to safeguard the future social and economic well-being of Stow.
A copy of our brochure can be found here.
To see 'paperwork' such as AGM Notices, Formal Board Minutes, News and Updates, please go to our Documentation page.
To join the CLT, please follow this Membership link.
NB All the illustrations on this website show examples of the style of housing we would like to develop, and have been kindly provided by Tyack Architects of Moreton-in-Marsh who own the copyright.
News and Updates
Next Public Meeting
The next Public Meeting will be held at 7.00 pm on Thursday 15 May 2025 either at Stow Youth Centre or via Zoom. Details will be on the Agenda that will be available in mid-April.
Are you a business in Stow?
If so, your help is urgently needed!!!
We will soon be making a planning application; we want to demonstrate that employers need truly affordable housing to enable them to recruit local staff. If you are having problems recruiting staff, please complete our very short (2 minutes) questionnaire at: https://forms.gle/1rD7XPmHTYzdDMrK9
Stow Town Council Grant
Ever since the CLT was created in about 2016, Stow Town Council has been a keen supporter. This year they have kindly given us a grant of £1,500, which will help with both our day-to-day running costs and also enable us to embark on a publicity and fund-raising drive in order to cover our legal costs in acquiring our first piece of land and to obtain planning permission. We are extremely grateful to the Council for this donation.
August 2023
We are pleased to announce that Dr Nigel Moor FRTPI, has agreed to be the Chairman of Stow CLT. A former Gloucestershire County Councillor, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the organisation. Also co-opted are local businessman Greg Forster, and Kimberley Girvan who both have extensive marketing experience. Simon Clarke, a Stow Town Councillor has joined the Board as the Town Council representative.
Member of The National Community Land Trust Network
Generously sponsored by Stow Town Council
Also supported by Newlands Care Home, North Cotswold Rotary and William Hinton
The registered office of Stow-on-the-Wold Community Land Trust is:
c/o William Hinton, Chartered Accountants and Business Consultants,
Ross House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AF
FCA Reference Number 7531
CONTACT US
c/o Hurdle Cottage, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold GL54 1AU
Tel: 07880694498. E-mail: stowclt@gmail.com