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How can councils lead, support and enable local communities to lead large-scale developments?

Clare Goff

  • 13th October 2025
  • England & Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
  • 8 mins read

Mayday Saxonvale, a not-for-profit social enterprise, was established to create an alternative master plan for the development of 12 acres of brownfield land on a town centre site in Frome, Somerset. The plan received approval in January 2025 and it is set to be the largest community-led development in the UK. This case study explores the plan.

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