Image of the town of IlfracombeWe want to create beautiful spaces, places and homes for Ilfracombe

The purpose of Ilfracombe Community Land Trust is to create affordable, secure homes for local people to rent with confidence. These become locally owned assets that can serve Ilfracombe community for good.

We are a community led group composed of local individuals.

In contrast to a property developer a Community Land Trust is a non-profit organisation run by local people to benefit the community they are part of.

You can play a role

Community Land Trusts depend on local individuals and groups getting involved and lending their opinions, skills and abilities – and everyone’s voice matters.

Latest News

  • Meeting the Neighbours

    ICLT Chair, Mark Read, speaking at a meeting of the Royal Town Planning Institute.Representatives from four of the North Devon CLTs meeting to discuss and share information on their projects.

    We’re always keen to learn from and share with other local Community Land Trusts. Recently, we were pleased to welcome colleagues from Braunton, Lynton & Lynmouth, and Mortehoe & Woolacombe, along with Alison Ward from Middlemarch, to Ilfracombe.

    We heard of the challenges facing local CLTs - long struggles to get planning permission, to find suitable and affordable land, and indeed to find anywhere flat enough to build on that hasn’t already been snapped up for other uses. Conversely, while many areas have large empty buildings, converting them to modern accommodation is beyond the reach of most CLT budgets. 

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  • Paving the Way

    Allotment Collective Project Leader Sophie Read recovering bricks from the Bicclescombe site.Allotment Collective Project Leader Sophie Read is recovering bricks from the Bicclescombe site.

    There’s an old adage of “one man’s trash is another’s treasure”. In the past couple of weeks, the main buildings at the Bicclescombe Nursery site have been demolished, as part of North Devon Council’s enabling works in preparation for the Ilfracombe Community Land Trust’s project to build 16 new units of much-needed social housing. The demolished buildings were derelict and increasingly hazardous, but they were constructed from beautiful red bricks.

    Read more: Paving the Way