Our mission:
Creating environments for resilient communities to thrive.
The Planning Appeal has been dismissed.
We are sorry to have to share that the Planning Inspector at PEDW has dismissed our Appeal, which means that the original decision by Swansea Council to refuse the application for planning permission has been upheld.
As a result, Gŵyr CLT will not be allowed to build the 14-home co-housing project and associated community growing and public open space offer on its proposed site in Bishopston.
We are not looking for alternative sites and will be closing Gower Land Trust CiC in March.
We are all incredibly disappointed after 5 years of hard work and lots of learning, but we’ve made lasting connections with the members of the CLT whom we would otherwise never have known and in this way our community will live on.
The website hosting will expire at the end of April 2026 and we are exploring ways of preserving an archive of our work - policies and other useful information for other community led housing groups - so that it can remain accessible. We intend to continue to operate the email address for the time being, so you will be able to contact us there moving forwards.
Gŵyr Community Land Trust (Gŵyr CLT) is a volunteer-led community enterprise, run by local people and embedded in the Gower and Gower fringe community, Swansea. We are committed to democratic decision making, running as a not-for-profit membership organisation owning and developing land for the benefit of the community. With a membership open to local people who share the organisation’s values and aims, we can use local contacts and gather public support to unlock sites that would not usually be available for development.
About Us
Our Goals
Genuinely Affordable
Our houses will be affordable for local people forever.
We will use a community-led approach which will be driven by local people, members and residents.
Community-Led & Community-Built
We will create zero-carbon houses which enable truly sustainable lifestyles.
Low Impact Living
We will use a cohousing design to create a strong, supportive, healthy and resilient community.
Designed For People Not Profit
We will create a new and successful model for sustainable, community-led housing in Wales.
Replicable
Live Project
Gŵyr CLT is working towards building a cohousing site of 14 households, with a common house containing shared facilities, and outdoor space for play, food production and wildlife.
The site will be pedestrianised as far as possible, with peripheral car parking, creating a safe and sociable public realm. A larger shared garden will be prioritised, with only small private gardens associated with each house.
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