Managing memberships for community co-operatives

Watch this free online webinar on managing membership for community co-operatives and learn what support...

Webinar

Legal structures and governance for co-operatives

Watch this free online webinar to help you understand the different legal structures available to...

Webinar

Community Economic Development: Lessons from two years’ action research report

This report is intended to appeal to those interested in understanding more about Community Economic...

Report

Food related projects

Growing and eating healthy food has a number of health and wellbeing benefits from gardening,...

Link

Neighbourhood Planning Resource Pack

Key resources from the Neighbourhood Planning programme with hyperlinks to their location on the My...

Report

Community Infrastructure Levy: Neighbourhood Planning toolkit

This toolkit aims to help those involved in Neighbourhood Planning to consider the issues of...

Toolkit

The Good Councillor’s Guide to Neighbourhood Planning

This guide is designed specifically to help parish and town councillors support their communities and...

Guide

Memorandum of Understanding: a toolkit for neighbourhood planners

This toolkit explains the purpose, content and use of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between...

Guide, Template

Getting your messages right

This guide from Media Trust will help you get your messaging on point to communicate...

Guide

Neighbourhood Plans: Regeneration

This tool has been prepared to help neighbourhood planning groups to address regeneration issues in...

Guide

Neighbourhood Planning: Local Green Spaces

Green infrastructure contributes to the quality and distinctiveness of the local environment. It creates opportunities...

Guide

How to get into local and regional media

Getting coverage in local and regional media is a great way to raise your profile...

Guide

New co-operative and community-led homes

2017, Version 2 Introducing the latest co-operative and community-led homes projects across England, and how...

Report

Community project toolkit

There’s a good chance you already have a load of ideas about how you’d like to improve...

Toolkit

Writing a press release and pitching it to the media

Writing a press release can help you to get media coverage of your organisation or...

Guide

How to work with consultants

Whether you need specialist skills, advice or training, this guide can help you get the...

Guide

Social survey toolkit

As more and more Neighbourhood Planning Qualifying Bodies (QBs) seek to develop household, resident and...

Toolkit

Our Place evaluation report and case studies

Our Place is a government programme launched in July 2013 and funded by the Department...

Report

A self-reflection toolkit

Our involvement with people putting community economic development (CED) into practice in a wide range...

Toolkit

Why did areas get involved in the programme?

My Community asked nearly half of the 50 areas involved in the Community Economic Development programme...

Guide

What are areas aiming to achieve?

The Community Development Foundation ask a number of local community groups and organisations involved in...

Guide

What areas enrolled in the programme hope to achieve

The Community Economic Development (CED) programme 2015-16 had approximately 50 different areas involved. In summer...

Video

Community Economic Development 2016-17: Successful areas

A list of the successful new and existing projects who have made it on to the...

Guide

Planning for Community-Led Housing

The guide is targeted at people and organisations that are currently preparing neighbourhood plans, or...

Guide

Community hubs

How to set up, run and sustain a community hub to transform local service provision....

Guide

Grants for Green Spaces

We’ve compiled a list of some the key funding sources that support green spaces in...

Link

Community Asset Transfer lease negotiations

In any community asset transfer there will be a process of negotiation between the local...

Guide

TUPE Guidance Note

This TUPE Guidance Note forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents...

Guide

Community Asset Transfer: Legal process map

This legal process map forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents...

Guide

Managed workspaces and room hire

This guide is aimed at any community organisation which either lets out space in a...

Guide

Making the most of assets: guide for local authorities

This guide, produced by Locality in partnership with the Local Government Association and the National...

Guide

Community Libraries: Key considerations

This guide forms part of a series of resources produced for the My Community programme,...

Guide

Community buildings feasibility checklists

These feasibility checklists form part of a series of resources produced for the My Community...

Guide

Multiple or complex asset transfers: how to manage the process

This publication forms part of a series of legal guidance notes and documents produced by...

Guide

Community ownership and management of parks and green spaces

This guide has been produced as part of the Community Ownership and Management of Assets...

Guide

Community Right to Build: Step-by-step

This guide is a step-by-step guide to using the Community Right to Build.

Guide

Community-led Buildings Roadmap

The guide is intended as a general introduction and overview of developing and delivering community-led...

Guide

Principles of community engagement

The main principles of community engagement are: Avoid tokenism The purpose of undertaking community engagement...

Guide

Types of organisational structure

There are three types of organisation structure for groups: Small groups Constituted groups Incorporated organisations....

Guide

Blended finance

You are not limited to just one form of fundraising and investment – in fact...

Guide

Funding options for different organisational structures

This table sets out the types of funding that can be used with different legal...

Guide

Community-led Housing Grants Guidance Notes

Guidance Notes to apply for Community-led Housing Pre-Feasibility Grants and Project Support Grants. Before you complete...

Grant Guidance Notes

Community-led Buildings Grants Guidance Notes

Guidance Notes to apply for Community-led Buildings Pre-Feasibility Grants and Project Support Grants. Before you...

Grant Guidance Notes

Forecasting: income, capital and revenue costs

You will need income and spending projections and cash flow projections for at least three...

Guide

Balanced scorecard

The Balanced Scorecard is a simple business tool, designed to capture on one page various...

Template

Introduction to Community Economic Development

This guide gives an introduction to ‘community economic development’ and what it means for your community.

Guide

How to write a community economic development plan

Community economic development (CED) plans are intended to help residents, local business, and public sector...

Presentation

Using video methods

Creating a short video to promote and raise awareness of your Community Economic Development plan...

Guide

How to build a case study

We all connect to people’s stories better than facts and figures, which is why it’s...

Presentation

Working with your community

When a sample of CED areas were asked what they need help or support with...

Guide

Attracting additional funding

This is a guide for community organisations wanting to attract additional funding through various different...

Guide

Guide to community finance

This guide gives an insight into what community finance is, what types of community finance...

Guide

Working with local data

This community guide looks at local data and how it is crucial for getting a...

Guide

Consulting with people locally

This community guide gives an overview of how best to involve as much of the community...

Guide

Our Place Guide: Public Service Procurement, Commissioning and Winning Contracts

This guide aims to make procurement and commissioning (thereafter procurement) more relevant for Our Place...

Guide

Transforming derelict, or underused land through community-led models

A guide inspired by the experience of Our Place projects This guide starts with an...

Guide

Community Economic Development 2015-16: Successful areas

A list of the successful projects for the Community Economic Development programme 2015-16.

Report

A practical guide to developing community renewable energy projects

This Community Guide provides you with information introducing and supporting the development of renewable energy...

Guide

Building a sustainable community food hub

This paper is one of several published by the Food Supply and Distribution project, which...

Report

Evaluating and communicating your project

This guide has been produced for Our Place areas who are implementing their Operational Plans,...

Presentation

History of the Our Place programme (formerly Neighbourhood Community Budgets)

Neighbourhood community budgets: Introducing the pilot areas Our Place is an important element of the...

Report

Our Place Guide: Engaging With Your Council

This guide aims to help Our Place areas engage effectively with their council. It provides guidance...

Guide

Our Place Guide to Writing an Operational Plan

An Our Place operational plan is the business case for your Our Place project. The...

Guide

Our Place Guide to Co-design

This short guide aims to provide an introduction to co-design in public services: the reasons...

Guide

Examples of Cost Benefit Analysis

Examples of exemplar cost-benefit analyses from the Our Place programme 2014-15. Three areas on the...

Example Plan

Our Place Guide to Cost Benefit Analysis

This is a guide to cost-benefit analysis (CBA), designed to help those new to this...

Guide

Logic models and templates

Our Place puts communities at the heart of service delivery in their area and involves...

Template

Service transformation: Building blocks to success

These Building Blocks have been identified from key messages, learning and lessons learnt from both the...

Guide

Our Place Guide to Community Organising

Our Place is all about ensuring that communities and service users can influence and design local...

Guide

Measuring and showing impact

You’ll hear people talking about demonstrating and measuring impact, which means taking a step back...

Presentation

Telling your story

If you want to effectively tell people your story, or convince a community to support...

Presentation

Data collecting in your neighbourhood

When applying for funding or creating a plan, it is important to have good evidence of...

Presentation

Mapping local community assets online

Online maps can be a great way of sharing what’s going on in your community...

Toolkit

Working effectively with partners

This guide aims to help groups engage effectively, and benefit from working with partners. Read...

Guide

Top tips on listening to your community

A list of eight things to consider for public consultation or community engagement.

Guide

Our Place Guide to Redesigning Services at the Neighbourhood Level

Public services are undergoing a period of significant transformation. In order to address the current...

Guide

Public sector: quick start guide to the public sector Equality Duty

This quick start guide is intended to help public sector organisations understand a key measure...

Link

Understanding the Community Right to Challenge

The Community Right to Challenge is the right for community organisations to submit an expression...

Guide

Buying Social: A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement

A guide on taking account of social considerations in public procurement by the EU Commission....

Link

Best value statutory guidance

Authorities also have a general duty to consider ‘best value’ under the Local Government Act 1999,...

Link

Social Value Act: information and resources

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 places a legal duty on public bodies to...

Link

CAMRA guide to nominating pubs as assets of community value

Through the Localism Act 2011, the Government has introduced new powers for communities in England...

Guide

Legislation changes for pubs as assets of community value

The changes laid before Parliament on 12 March 2015 came into force on 6 April...

Link

Asset of Community Value Certificate

Have you listed an asset of community value in your local area? Are you the...

Template

Local government transparency code 2015

The Local Government Transparency Code 2014 sets out the minimum data that local authorities should...

Link

Options for community management/ownership of assets

A high level introduction to the ‘spectrum’ of legal options available, pros and cons for...

Guide

Community Rights and Heritage

Heritage is about what we value from our past – what we decide to keep,...

Report

Inquisitive penguin explains Assets of Community Value

These two Inquisitive Penguin videos were created by South Cambridgeshire District Council, and are helpful, and supportive...

Video

Managing energy use in shops

Profit margins for all community/independent shops are tight. Reducing overheads by spending less on energy...

Guide

Equality and Diversity in Community Asset Transfer

Yvonne Field, UBELE and Kunle Olulode, Voice4Change present a webinar on key equality issues & tips...

Webinar

Multiple Asset Transfer

This document gives an overview of the multiple asset transfer process.

Report

Allotment disposal guidance: Safeguards and alternatives

Allotments are valuable community spaces that provide people with the opportunity to enjoy regular physical...

Link

Nomination forms for Assets of Community Value (ACV)

This resource provides you with the template forms to nominate an Asset of Community Value....

Template

Community Right to Bid: Non-statutory advice note for local authorities

Part 5 Chapter 3 of the Localism Act, and the Assets of Community Value (England)...

Link

The Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012

The full government regulation on Assets of Community Value (ACV) 2012. Link: The Assets of...

Link

List of pubs registered as Assets of Community Value in England

This is a list of the pubs in England listed as Assets of Community Value,...

Report

Glossary: Community Asset Transfer

Some commonly used terms used when talking about Community Asset Transfer. Asset An item of property...

Glossary

Pillars of the community: the transfer of local authority heritage assets

Aimed at both local authorities and community groups, this guidance is designed to provide clear,...

Guide

Guidance for community owned and managed swimming pools

The Amateur Swimming Association and the Asset Transfer Unit are pleased to introduce the Guidance...

Guide

A history of community asset transfer

A history of community asset ownership was written by Steve Wyler, former CEO of Locality....

Report

To have and to hold: DTA guide to asset development

This guide is for individual people or groups of people who want to organise in...

Guide

The Football Association Guide to Asset Transfers

This guide is aimed at community football clubs and leagues which are either considering or...

Guide

Understanding the Community Right to Reclaim Land

The Community Right to Reclaim Land allows communities to challenge local councils and some other...

Link

Public request to order disposal

This form helps people to exercise their rights under the Community Right to Reclaim Land...

Link

Understanding Community Asset Transfer

Community Asset Transfer is an established mechanism used to enable the community ownership and management...

Guide

Understanding the Community Right to Bid

The Community Right to Bid allows communities and parish councils to nominate buildings or land...

Guide

Eco-building factsheet

Get the facts on eco-building and how you can get involved.

Guide

Community self-build factsheet

Get the facts on community self-build and how you can get involved.

Guide

Manage energy in your community building

The information in this guide comes as a result of knowledge gained from auditing over 120 Oxfordshire community buildings ranging from village halls to sports pavilions...

Guide

Toolkit 4: How to deliver your community-led housing project

This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...

Toolkit, Video

Self-help housing factsheet

Get the facts on self-help housing and how you can get involved.

Guide

Toolkit 3: How to fund your community-led housing project

This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...

Toolkit, Video

Toolkit 2: How to tackle community-led housing project planning

This is a guide for groups who have decided to develop a community-led housing project...

Toolkit, Video

Toolkit 1: Getting your community-led housing project up and running

This is a guide for groups who are considering a particular community-led housing project and...

Toolkit, Video

Community Asset Transfer: A toolkit for housing providers

Housing Providers typically own a range of Community Assets including land and buildings – in...

Guide

Understanding the potential of small scale community-led housing

This research which examined the work of 10 community-led housing organisations in England, was published in...

Report

The role of housing associations in community-led housing

This guide note is for people who are interested in setting up or becoming part...

Guide

Community Buildings and Housing Checker

The Community Buildings Checker has been designed to give a quick and rough overview as...

Link

What are the community rights?

The community rights are a set of powers that give you a greater say over...

Guide

Community owned pubs: a quick guide to saving your local

Are you worried that your local pub is going to close down, or be sold...

Guide

Useful links

Here is a list of useful links for community-led housing. Locality Brokers Locality Brokers partners...

Understanding Community Right to Build Orders

What are Community Right to Build Orders? Community Right to Build Orders are  one of...

Guide

Creating a community profile

Put simply, a Community Profile is a snapshot in time of the community.

Guide

Screening neighbourhood plans for Strategic Environmental Assessment

This guide sets out how neighbourhood groups, including Parish and Town Councils and Neighbourhood Forums,...

Guide

Viability toolkit for neighbourhood planning

This toolkit will help neighbourhood groups preparing neighbourhood plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders (NDOs) who...

Guide

Neighbourhood Planning Glossary

Definitions of frequently used terms in neighbourhood planning.

Glossary

Neighbourhood Planning Video: Apply for support

These five Neighbourhood Planning video tutorials will help guide you through the grant and technical...

Grant Guidance Notes, Video

Key neighbourhood planning data

This data of known designated neighbourhood planning areas is based on research by Department for...

Report

Neighbourhood Development and Community Right to Build Orders Guide

This guide has been prepared to guide organisations on the use of NDOs and CRtBOs.

Guide

Design in neighbourhood planning

This guide describes the role of good design within a neighbourhood plan, setting out some...

Guide

Neighbourhood planning community consultation

In this guide you’ll find advice on, helping people to imagine the future, engaging with...

Guide

Site assessment for neighbourhood plans

This guide is aimed at neighbourhood planning groups who are intending to allocate sites for...

Guide

Housing Needs Assessment at neighbourhood plan level

This guide is aimed at neighbourhood planners. It explains how neighbourhood planners, including Parish and...

Guide

Commissioning consultants

This guide describes the process of commissioning consultants to support the town/ parish council or...

Guide

Neighbourhood plans: General conformity with strategic local planning policy

This guidance note deals with the need for neighbourhood plans to be in general conformity...

Guide

Useful links

Useful links for neighbourhood planners.

Link

Progress on housing delivery through neighbourhood planning

This paper provides an update on housing delivery progress in areas where neighbourhood plans have...

Report

Terms of Reference for Neighbourhood Plans

The following neighbourhood planning areas have provided their terms of reference for you to view...

Example Plan

Establishing a neighbourhood planning forum

This resource is designed to help groups or individuals who want to establish a neighbourhood...

Guide, Template

Social media guidelines for neighbourhood planning

Eden Project have developed some social media guidelines for Neighbourhood Planning areas. Link: Social media guidelines...

Link

A guidebook to low carbon neighbourhood planning

A guide to creating happier, healthier, greener communities. This guidebook has been developed to help...

Link

My Community Guide: Social media

This toolkit gets you started – how to decide on what channels and how to...

Presentation, Toolkit

My Community Guide: Press coverage

This slideshow guide and press release template will help you engage local journalists so they...

Toolkit

User Experience of Neighbourhood Planning in England

This report has been produced as part of the support contract for neighbourhood planning and...

Report

Submitting your neighbourhood plan proposal to your local planning authority

This resource explains: the documents you need to submit with your neighbourhood plan how to...

Toolkit

How to write a basic conditions statement

This resource explains what a basic conditions statement is, what needs to be included in...

Toolkit

How to write a consultation statement

This resource explains what a consultation statement is, what information it should include, how it...

Toolkit

How to structure your neighbourhood plan

This resource explains why the structure is important, what should (and should not) be included...

Toolkit

How to write planning policies

This resource explains what a neighbourhood plan policy is, how to structure a neighbourhood plan...

Toolkit

How to prepare a character assessment to support design policy within a neighbourhood plan

This resource explains what a character assessment is, the benefits of completing a character assessment,...

Toolkit

Sources of data and statistics

This note provides an idea of the different sources of quantitative data (facts and figures)...

Toolkit

How to gather and use evidence

This resource explains what evidence is, why evidence is important in policy development, what different...

Toolkit

How to develop a vision and objectives

This resource explains what a neighbourhood plan vision statement is, what neighbourhood plan objectives are,...

Toolkit

How to work with landowners and developers

This resource focuses on how to effectively engage and work with landowners and developers during...

Toolkit

How to set up a neighbourhood forum

This resource explains how to set up a neighbourhood forum including involving 21 people, ensuring...

Toolkit

How to designate a neighbourhood area

This resource focuses on assisting groups in designating their neighbourhood area. It explains, what a...

Toolkit

How to engage and work constructively with your local planning authority

This resource explains the role of the local planning authority in neighbourhood planning, how to...

Toolkit

How to share the workload

This resource focuses on how to share the workload when developing your neighbourhood plan. It...

Toolkit

How to make effective decisions

This resource focuses on how to make effective decisions when developing your neighbourhood plan. It...

Toolkit

How to resource your neighbourhood plan

This resource explains: How to identify the resources and skills available within your community, external...

Toolkit

How to project plan

This resource explains: Why you need to prepare a project plan, what goes in a...

Toolkit

The Power of Neighbourhood Planning

Taking real world examples from neighbourhood plans across the country, The Power of Neighbourhood Planning...

Guide

Neighbourhood Plan Project Planner

The Project Planner will assist you to set key dates on the neighbourhood planning journey.

Guide

Localism Act 2011

The Localism Act contains a wide range of measures to devolve more powers to councils...

Link

Neighbourhood Planning Grant & Technical Support Guidance Notes

These are the Guidance Notes to apply for Neighbourhood Planning Grants and Technical Support.

Grant Guidance Notes

Localism policy

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is taking action to give local communities...

Link

The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012

These are the Regulations set out the procedure for the designation of neighbourhood areas and...

Link

Planning Practice Guidance

Provides advice on the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act 2012, including key...

Link

Neighbourhood Plan Roadmap Guide

This guide is for all those involved in, or thinking about, producing a Neighbourhood Plan,...

Guide

Writing Planning Policies

Planning jargon can seem like a foreign language so this guide shows how to write...

Guide

Keeping it Simple

This guide shows how to keep your neighbourhood plan simple.

Guide

Quick Guide to Neighbourhood Planning

This guide gives a concise summary of the process for producing a Neighbourhood Plan under...

Guide