Overview of types of local delivery vehicles

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The pages below set out an overview of different types of local delivery vehicles and provides guidance on considerations and examples of each. The decisions on the most appropriate approach for a local authority to deliver and finance new communities inspired by the Garden City principles will be specific to the project itself. There are huge opportunities to coordinate significant expenditure to deliver great places and approaches will be diverse, and professional advice necessary to identify the right model in each case. Firstly we consider the traditional master developer role which gives examples of different types of master developers operating in the UK. The master developer is a delivery role focused on coordinating land, infrastructure and development across a site, while a local delivery vehicle is the organisational structure through which this role is often carried out.