Local Property Partnerships:
Pilot Programme 2024-2027

Transforming town centre buildings for local benefit, in five neighbourhoods.

Thanks to funding from:

What we’re doing

Shifting multiple buildings into community use and ownership

The National Lottery Community Fund has supported Platform Places and partners with almost £2.5 million over three years — made possible by National Lottery players.

The funding will be used to enable communities to come together and secure long-term spaces for the activities and services that they need the most.

Meet the Local Property Partnerships

In five neighbourhoods over three years, local leaders will work together with their partners and communities to shift buildings into long-term local ownership.

How does a Local Property Partnership work?

  • Darnall Ward, Sheffield

    Brightbox, supported by Sheffield City Council, and together with a collective of local organisations, want to change the way high streets, buildings, and land are occupied within under-resourced and overlooked communities.

    Image by Brightbox ©

    About Brightbox
    Creative making in a community space

  • Byker, Newcastle

    Big River Bakery, supported by Newcastle City Council and local partners, are working to create a network of interconnected high street spaces for food, arts, start-up businesses.

    Image by Big River Bakery ©

    Learn more

  • Bedminster, Bristol

    Bedminster Property Partnership is setting a new tone for how properties are owned, managed and used in Bedminster.

    Learn more

  • Knowsley and St Helens, Liverpool City Region

    Kindred LCR and partners are re-imagining buildings into hubs for socially-trading organisations.

    Image by Allan Melia for Kindred LCR ©

    About Kindred

  • Wandsworth Town, London

    Wandsworth Town Property Partnership is working to unlock buildings for impactful ideas and businesses that promote affordability, sustainability, and community cohesion.

    Image by Sarah Furniss Photography ©

    Learn more
    A dinner table with residents from Wandsworth Town discussing the vision for their town centre

Co-delivery partners include:

National support partners:

Share our programme learnings

Hear about events, webinars and open-source resources.

Want to see this on your high street?

There’s a new way of doing town centre property, demonstrated by pioneers like Hastings Commons, Stour Trust, SAFE Regen, Civic Square, Nudge Community Builders, Makespace Oxford and more.

We hope our pilot programme will lay the groundwork for a larger follow-on funding programme, and catalyse England-wide adoption of this approach to unlocking buildings for local benefit — at scale.

Meanwhile, get started on your high street with our inspiration and guides.