Membership

Sherford Community Land Trust (SCLT) is a membership-based organisation made up of four member groups—A, B, C, and D—each representing key stakeholders in Sherford’s future. These groups nominate or elect representatives to sit on the Trust’s Board of Directors, which is responsible for governance, oversight, and setting the strategic direction, mission, and vision of the organisation. 

• A Members are Sherford’s two housing developers 
• B Members are the four local councils

These institutional members currently include: Taylor Wimpey and Vistry (A Members) and Brixton Parish Council, Devon County Council, South Hams District Council, and Plymouth City Council (B Members). Each institutional member appoints one director, giving SCLT’s current board a composition of two A Member directors and four B Member directors.

• C Members are home and property owners  
• D Members are individuals who are otherwise part of Sherford’s community. 

C and D Membership is designed to give a voice to the people who live and work in Sherford. Both C and D Members have equal rights, including the right to vote and to stand for election to the board as Community Directors, representing the neighbourhood in which they live or work.

Once complete, Sherford will comprise three neighbourhoods: West, East, and Central.

• The West and East neighbourhoods will each elect two Community Directors.
• Central, being twice the size, will elect four Community Directors.

Neighbourhoods can only elect Community Directors once 50% of their development is complete. Now that the West neighbourhood has reached this milestone, it can elect its first two Community Directors.

Ultimately, once Sherford is fully developed, the board will consist of:

• Eight Community Directors (C or D Members)
• Four B Directors (local councils)

At this point, the A Directors representing the housing developers will step down, resulting in a maximum board size of 12 directors, giving principal control to the community.

C Membership 

If you are a homeowner, you have automatically applied for membership of the Trust through your TP1. Your household constitutes one member and therefore one vote at the AGM, and you can put yourself forward for election as a community director for your neighbourhood. If you fall into this category, you should have received information about your membership by post. 

D Membership 

D Membership provides an opportunity for more people in Sherford’s community to have a say in the future of the Trust.

This includes—but is not limited to—those who:

• Work in Sherford
• Rent their homes (social or private)
• Own their homes through a shared ownership scheme

Unlike C Members, D Members have not automatically applied membership, as they do not have a TP1 agreement. Instead, they must apply to become members. Once accepted, D Members have the same rights as C Members, including the right to vote and stand for election to the Board.

To learn more, you can read our Membership Policy

To apply, simply complete the Membership Application Form