Our Services

Research and consultation, profiling the existing physical and social community infrastructure in the existing communities. 

Providing research solutions for outreach and inclusive community engagement (including those already existing locally and who will be included in regeneration) and for developers, local authorities and stakeholders (community, voluntary, faith sector groups). 

In depth analysis of requirements for a bespoke stewardship, placemaking and associated governance solution to any new development, including the parameters for integration with existing communities. 

Working with partners and local people, building consensus and common solutions to create or refine the vision, to meet local need.  

Drafting documentation such as a Stewardship Framework and/ or a Stewardship Strategy to meet LPA requirements for a planning application. 

Participate with developer design teams. 

Public presentations and community consultation. 

Contributions to design codes, Design & Access Statements, S106 agreements and other (ecology, strategies related sustainable transport, sustainability). 

Preparing a Business Plan: covering stewardship roles and responsibilities, service/rent charge schedules, financial modelling (including service charge and/or endowment income planning), governance structures, implementation and delivery. 

Legal structures and governance: including advice on the most appropriate legal structure for stewardship bodies 

Securing resident contributions: including advice on the use of estate rent charges or service charge options, drafting appropriate deeds for schedules or documentation 

Support on planning matters: working with developers or Councils to support on planning applications, reviewing or drafting S106 commitments to ensure they reflect stewardship aspirations.

Registration, start up and organisational development including company and charity registration (where appropriate), policies, marketing, bank accounts and financial management. 

Recruitment of directors and trustees and servicing early governance meetings 

Conveyancing and land transfers of community assets 

Coordination of collection of rent/ service charge, associated customer service and landscape and facility management 

Delivery and coordination of community development activities and events including community grant funding programmes, health and wellbeing initiatives, community food growing, and active travel schemes 

Co-design of community centres and facilities including client engagement during construction stage, and final fit out for FF&E (furniture, fittings and equipment) 

Delivery and management of Bio-diversity Net Gain requirements and targets and other specialist landscape maintenance 

Early financial modelling and set-up of financial processes and procedures and strategy treasury including management, investment, management accounting and financial budgeting and forecasts 

Review existing processes to seek opportunities to improve them, such as removing administration, redundant introducing and optimising software, and delivering better quality and timely management information. 

Community Stewardship Solutions provides expert consultancy on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), helping developers meet environmental requirements and enhance ecological value. The organisation is committed to promoting sustainability across all projects, including encouraging modal transport shift and embedding green principles into long-term stewardship and placemaking strategies.