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The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015

Latest self-build and custom housebuilding monitoring position

The council aim to update this monitoring summary on a quarterly basis. 

Any rows with reference to self-build and custom housebuilding permissions will remain as 'not applicable' until monitoring is completed after the end of each base period.

There are currently ten base periods since the register began:

1. April 2016 - 30 Oct 2016

  • Individuals on the Register: zero
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: not applicable
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: not applicable
  • Self/custom builds granted: zero
  • Cumulative permissions granted: zero

2. 31 Oct 2016 - 30 Oct 2017

  • Individuals on the Register: one
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: not applicable
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: not applicable
  • Self/custom builds granted: zero
  • Cumulative permissions granted: zero

3. 31 Oct 2017 - 30 Oct 2018

  • Individuals on the Register: zero
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: not applicable
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: not applicable
  • Self/custom builds granted: zero
  • Cumulative permissions granted: zero

4. 31 Oct 2018 - 30 Oct 2019

  • Individuals on the Register: one
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: zero
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: zero
  • Self/custom builds granted: five (19/00657/REM, 18/00903/FUL, 18/01168/OUT, 18/00974/FUL and 18/01273/FUL)
  • Cumulative permissions granted: five
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: surplus of five

5. 31 Oct 2019 - 30 Oct 2020

  • Individuals on the Register: one
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: one
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: one
  • Self/custom builds granted: one (19/01359/FUL)
  • Cumulative permissions granted: six
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: surplus of five

6. 31 Oct 2020 - 30 Oct 2021

  • Individuals on the Register: 16
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: zero
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: one
  • Self/custom builds granted: zero
  • Cumulative permissions granted: six
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: surplus of five

7. 31 Oct 2021 - 30 Oct 2022

  • Individuals on the Register: 15
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: one
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: two
  • Self/custom builds granted: three (21/00887/FUL and 21/00661/FUL) 
  • Cumulative permissions granted: nine
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: surplus of seven

8. 31 Oct 2022 - 30 Oct 2023

  • Individuals on the Register: 10
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by end of base period: one
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: three
  • Self/custom builds granted: three (22/01102/FUL, 23/00327/FUL and 23/00630/OUT)
  • Cumulative permissions granted: 12
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: surplus of nine

9. 31 Oct 2023 - 30 Oct 2024

  • Individuals on the Register: six
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by the end of base period: 16
  • Cumulative need by end of each base period: 19
  • Self/custom builds granted: two (23/01065/FUL and 24/00454/OUT)
  • Cumulative permissions granted: 14
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: shortfall of five

10. 31 Oct 2024 - 30 Oct 2025 (ongoing)

  • Individuals on the Register: seven
  • Groups on the Register: zero
  • Number to permit by the end of base period: 15
  • Cumulative need by the end of each base period: 34
  • Self/custom builds granted: not applicable yet
  • Cumulative permissions granted: not applicable yet
  • Cumulative permissions granted minus need at the end of base period: not applicable yet

Last updated: 31/03/2025 14:00