“2015 is Bristol’s year. It presents a great opportunity to reinforce our environmental ambition and to channel our energy, experience and belief, behind our shared vision to justify our position as the UK’s greenest, most innovative and most vibrant city.” George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol This year Bristol explores what it means to be the first… Read more

People who would consider custom build or self build as a route to a new home in the Arun District of West Sussex are being asked to leave their details on the Local Self Build Register.  Arun’s Local Plan encourages developers to bring forward self-build plots on sites for local people. The Council is planning… Read more

Eleven areas across the country will benefit from the latest government-backed opportunity to help aspiring custom or self-builders get their projects off the ground, under plans announced today (30 September 2014) by Brandon Lewis. The Housing Minister said these 11 areas would be at the forefront of the government’s efforts to help those looking to… Read more

The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership is leading on the ‘Strategic Housing Market Assessment’.  In short this is called a SHMA,  and it’s a review to find out what the future housing need is across neighbouring local council areas.   ie how many homes are needed, what type, and where they will be built. As part of this… Read more

Do you live in North Somerset and would you like to self build your own home? Well, the city council is now embracing the idea of how this can work.    They would like to know how many people in the authority area see self build and custom build as a route to having a… Read more

The city council is testing the water with a custom build project in the Fishponds area of the city, in collaboration with the Bristol Community Land Trust.   Supporting the Bristol CLT, a site of 12 homes comprising 6 within a refurbished old school building and 6 new build homes. The community land trust  (CLT) has… Read more

The local authority of Bath and North East Somerset join in to find out if you are interested in self building your own home. The council is already a supporter of self build development, and within the district there is a high level of small sites including self build already being delivered. Not only that,… Read more

South Gloucestershire Council will consult on a new Custom Build planning policy in its draft Policies, Sites & Places Development Plan Document (PSPDPD) which will be out for public consultation in June-July 2014. See the PSPDPD for more information. The Council is also considering options for providing some custom build plots on Council owned land. It hopes… Read more

Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has told Parliament that around 60 councils are now involved in supporting the growth of the self and custom build sector. “And there are lots more considering how to put self-build into their draft plans,” the Minister told the Commons. Selby and Ansty MP Nigel Adams had quizzed the Minister about the… Read more