A guide has been published to help local authority planners work more effectively with groups looking to develop community-led housing schemes.

The document, A Planner’s Guide to Community-Led Housing, examines the experiences of urban and rural local planning authorities to show how local planning policy and development management practices can support community-led housing delivery, as well as how it can be promoted through Neighbourhood Plans.

There are currently 87,000 people involved in community-led housing groups producing a potential pipeline of 15,000 homes, backed by a £163m Community Housing Fund launched by the government in July last year.