How Creative Land Trust creates long-term change
CLT is a creative placekeeper; its role is distinct from studio provision. It secures permanent creative infrastructure that would otherwise be difficult to protect through the market alone. We have developed specifications to help guide policymakers and property developers, providing commercial property handover specifications that will make affordable creative workspace models viable.
We also partner with property developers at the planning application stage to integrate affordable creative workspace and cultural offers into mixed-use developments that bring vibrancy and genuine activation into our buildings.
If you are a local authority, property developer, studio provider or are interested in our policy work and would like more information, click here:
THE CHALLENGE
Rising land values, redevelopment pressure and insecure leases are shrinking affordable creative space in London and increasing precarity for artists and providers.
WHAT CREATIVE LAND TRUST DOES
Foundational outcomes
0-36 months
Artist outcomes
1-5 years
Place outcomes
3-7 years
System outcomes
5+ years
Long-term impact
Creative infrastructure
Securing affordable space for the long term
73%
say they have extended their professional network in the building
87%
say they are confident they can keep their studio long-term
90%
choose to renew their studio rental contracts
50%
of new studio holders were working from home before
182
Artists supported
90%
say they are confident in the long-term provision of their building
93%
agreed their space is affordable
100%
say their studio is essential to their creative development
Our impact includes:
- A growing portfolio of permanent artist studio space across the capital
- Hundreds of artists supported
- Buildings protected for creative use in perpetuity
- Strong and sustained demand for affordable workspace
- Long-term cultural and community benefit within neighbourhoods across London
We work collaboratively with studio providers, developers, local authorities, funders and communities to strengthen London’s long-term creative infrastructure.
Our Reports
We commission reports to help illustrate the impact and importance of affordable creative workspace for artists, communities, place, the economy and society.
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Our Reports
We commission reports to help illustrate the impact and importance of affordable creative workspace for artists, communities, place, the economy and society.
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Research
Creative Land Trust was conceived following a series of reports highlighting the challenges of sustaining creative industries in prospering cities, and the risks poses to our culture and economies if the sector is not protected.
Since then, we have seen unprecedented changes to communities and industries. COVID-19 highlighted the fragility of our creative industries as well as shedding light on many other challenges within the sector.
As we continue to understand and forecast the many external forces that affect studio provision, we will document findings, reports and case studies to help inform our support of the sector.
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Research
Creative Land Trust was conceived following a series of reports highlighting the challenges of sustaining creative industries in prospering cities, and the risks posed to our culture and economies if the sector is not protected.
Since then, we have seen unprecedented changes to communities and industries. COVID-19 highlighted the fragility of our creative industries as well as shedding light on many other challenges within the sector.
As we continue to understand and forecast the many external forces that affect studio provision, we will document findings, reports and case studies to help inform our support of the sector.
Workspace that works
Workspace is under threat from higher-value residential use, yet small and micro businesses make up 99% of all London businesses and account for 41% of employment.This paper showcases best practice in linking workspace provision to regeneration, and highlights issues local authorities should be aware of when planning workspace projects.
