• It signposts to existing regeneration strategies to ensure these are considered where appropriate. • And it includes case studies of best practice. The charter will be published in January 2026.

Set up steering groups with ward councilors and residents who are interested in being part of designing and delivering affordable homes. To work in coordination with the Town Forums that are currently being structured. December 2025 (for extended / new targets) On-going. Town Forums are being piloted in 2025 The Town forums are still being designed, a huge amount of work has gone into this work stream. The forums will be piloted in 2025. 2025 Update: The Town Forums have been formed, these are called ‘Town Teams’ and they were part of the Community-led Regeneration Charter engagement process. However, it is still early days and the forums have not been tested as of yet.

Set aside initial funding for projects to be developed by the Town Forums until the council has adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). December 2025 (for extended / new targets) On-going. CIL will come into effect in April 2025 (currently at the pre-public examination stage) Communities would be able to input into deciding priorities for local spend of the NCIL portion (15%) of the CIL receipt through the 7 Town Forums. The exact process for how this will work is still being finalised.