Communities
Our goal is to transform underused land into unique, well-connected and welcoming places where people and communities can thrive for the long term.
Our Approach
We work with local people to create places that strengthen the community, improve people's quality of life and create a lasting social impact beyond the site boundary. We invest in large-scale and complex brownfield sites, which are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders, with the greatest potential for positive change, and turn them in to great places where people can thrive.
Transforming Underused Land
Building more than 90% of our homes on brownfield land
Our specialism is transforming brownfield land into welcoming neighbourhoods over the long term. We partner with local people and councils to design popular and unique places, supported by a mix of community amenities and infrastructure. Given the scale of these challenging sites, our holistic placemaking programmes can take up to 30 years to complete. We have also partnered with the Quality of Life Foundation to test their community engagement charter and promote good practice in this area.
Social Value
Delivering measurable long-term value on every new development
Truly sustainable places are great places now, but also stand the test of time. Our ambition on every site is to strengthen the local community, support people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life and deliver lasting social value that can be felt beyond our site boundaries. Our approach brings together measurement of social value indicators, with community needs analysis and best practice community engagement. This holistic approach to community building aids our teams in the decision-making process during the design and planning phase.
Community Plans
Enabling thriving communities for the long-term
We use Community Plans to facilitate thriving communities. These plans serve as a roadmap for our teams and include a calendar of events, dedicated community managers and resources to enable local people to make the most of their new amenities. Every plan is bespoke, built on community engagement and underpinned by research into individual community priorities and needs. Each regeneration site with residents in place has a Community Plan and we are now creating them for all developments.
We are also improving the information provided to the estate teams and estate management companies in place across our developments, as we work with our community partners to create thriving neighbourhoods for the long-term and enable customers to connect with their neighbours.
Connectivity
Providing the physical and digital infrastructure to keep our neighbourhoods connected
We continue to prioritise connectivity, linking our sites to local transport hubs and encouraging sustainable living. Public amenities and welcoming natural spaces are delivered at an early stage, to ensure that the wider community feels the benefits of regeneration as soon as possible.
To best serve our customers' needs, we have fast-tracked the delivery of superfast broadband. We have been working in partnership with service and infrastructure providers since 2014 and have delivered fibre to all new homes since 2018.
Highlights
25 Community Plans across our long-term regeneration sites with residents
87% of our homes are constructed on brownfield land
92% of our developments under construction incorporate community facilities
Awards, Accreditations & Partnerships
Founding Partner
Quality of Life Foundation
Partner to evaluate the experience of our residents
State of Life
Places and Nature Steering Committee
Future Homes Hub
Latest News
Victorian Gasholder Hosts a Cricketing First to Mark £750,000 Commitment to Disability Sport
The world’s most iconic gasholder became the stage of a cricketing masterclass today, as teams from the Lord’s Taverners, Surrey Cricket Club and Berkeley played matches at Oval Village in Lambeth.
Community Engagement at Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks
Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks is one of London’s most complex and fascinating brownfield regeneration projects.
Brent Council Joins St George to Open Grand Union Canalside Piazza
Former industrial estate now a hive of community activity.
Further Information
Collaborative Placemaking
Our passion and purpose are to build quality homes, strengthen local communities and make a positive difference in people's lives.
We do this through collaborative placemaking. This means taking time to understand each site and its surrounding community, and working in partnership with local people and councils to design unique places with clear local influence and character.
Building Quality Homes - Regeneration
Our Vision 2030: 2024 Progress Update
This extract from the Berkeley Group’s 2024 Annual Report provides an update on progress towards meeting our targets across each of our ten strategic priorities and details highlights for the period May 2023 to April 2024.
Our Vision 2030