Yes, the planning permission requires that one member of the household must be over 50. We aim to have a wide spread of ages from 50 upwards.

There are currently 24 full members in 18 households. There are seven apartments currently unreserved.

We expect that members will continue to further their knowledge of cohousing and get to know the area into which they will move. They are expected to contribute to building the community, to attend meetings (unless they live a very long way away), and engage with our online communication system.

We meet in person every three months for a members meeting followed by an open meeting for new enquirers. These are normally held at the Quaker Centre in Milton Keynes. In the in-between months we try to have social events where members can meet together and chat. Often this is a lunch and walk together. We also have on-line meetings, usually of small groups of members to progress particular pieces of work, and we share ‘general chat’ and news about the progress of the project through our online communications system.

Cohousing offers the opportunity to have your own private home but within an intentional community where there are some common facilities and neighbours who share the values and ethos of Still Green.

You own your own apartment, as with any other apartment property. Still Green CIC owns the Head Lease for all of the properties and common facilities. Everyone pays service charges to insure the whole property, to maintain the fabric and maintenance of the buildings, to pay our share of the estate management fees and to fulfil our legal obligations with regard to the block.

Formerly Still Green CIC has a Board elected by the members to take final decisions. But members are involved in decisions that affect everyone through discussion at meetings, through our on-line communications system, in all cases striving to reach consensus as far as is possible.

People interested in becoming a member are invited to contact us. You will be able to have a phone conversation with a member and be invited to our next open meeting and/or to a social event. Once you have attended a meeting, met us and we have met you, and established that Still Green is something you are looking for, then you will be invited to complete a simple application form. Following this a zoom conversation with our membership group will be arranged. If you then still want to be a member and we believe we can offer you what you are looking for you will be invited to become a member and pay your £1,000 commitment fee. The date of this payment determines your formal date of membership.