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Over half of local authorities now support self-build home plans

New research has found that 58% of local authorities have plans in the works that support self-build homes.

By Hugh Metcalf | 30 October 2019

With October 30th marking ‘Right to Build Day’, new figures show that councils across the UK have made great strides since this legislation was introduced.

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Image: Darren Chung for Studio Bark 

New figures from the Right to Build Taskforce have found that 58% of local authorities either now have local plan policies in place that support Custom and Self-Build housing delivery or are significantly progressing such plans.

While this percentage is a huge improvement on the 2015 figure of 24% before Right to Build legislation was put in place, it still demonstrates that there’s a long way to go before all areas in the UK are on level playing field when it comes to opportunities for self-building.

So what does it mean for you if you do have a local authority with a local plan in place?

With October 30th marking ‘Right to Build Day’, new figures show that councils across the UK have made great strides since this legislation was introduced.

studio bark norfolk self build home - photo darren chung - granddesignsmagazine.com

Image: Darren Chung for Studio Bark 

New figures from the Right to Build Taskforce have found that 58% of local authorities either now have local plan policies in place that support Custom and Self-Build housing delivery or are significantly progressing such plans.

While this percentage is a huge improvement on the 2015 figure of 24% before Right to Build legislation was put in place, it still demonstrates that there’s a long way to go before all areas in the UK are on level playing field when it comes to opportunities for self-building.

So what does it mean for you if you do have a local authority with a local plan in place?

Image: Darren Chung for Studio Bark 

Well some best practices are already starting to emerge from local authorities who are supporting Self-Build and Custom housing.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council, for example, has adopted a strategy that incorporates self build into the wider housing mix. It has set a requirement that at least 5% of plots should be made available to self-builders on larger housing developments.

October 30th marked Right to Build Day – the very first deadline for local authorities to prove that they’re meeting government targets for providing plots for self-build and custom homes.

Read more about what Right to Build legislation means for prospective self-builders.

 

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