Self-build and custom housebuilding plots

Self-build and custom housebuilding

Self-build and custom housebuilding plots

This page illustrates the level of potential supply for self-build and custom housebuilding, and advertises relevant planning application approvals and marketing materials for self-build plots.

The Housing Land Monitor and Local Plan monitoring information are used to identify planning permissions that are capable of delivering self-build housing. Based on National Planning Guidance and guidance provided by the Right to Build Taskforce, the permissions considered for inclusion are new build dwellings, replacement dwellings, and the conversion or change of use of agricultural buildings i.e. barn conversions. The information used to complete the table is reviewed annually, and the table is updated to take account of new information, for example data collected in relation to CIL exemptions.

  31 Oct 2016-30 Oct 2017 31 Oct 2017-30 Oct 2018 31 Oct 2018-30 Oct 2019 31 Oct 2019-30 Oct 2020 31 Oct 2020-31 Oct 2021 31 Oct 2021-30 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2022-30 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2023-30 Oct 2024 Three- year total
Permissions granted 152 101 98 120 86 56 60 61  
Self-build units 9 43 42 58 48 25 26 12  
Base period 1 9 43 42           94
Base period 2   43 42 58         143
Base period 3     42 58 48       148
Base period 4       58 48 25     131
Base period 5         48 25 26   99
Base period 6           25 26 12 63

Information on all the planning permissions approved for 1 dwelling (gross), and permissions identifying self-build plots within a development, in each monitoring period can be downloaded below:

Reserved matters planning permissions are only included in the figures where they would not double count permissions already included in a previous monitoring period.

Multi plot schemes that include self-build plots:

  • 19/01429/OUT approved 4th November 2019 for 6 custom built dwellings
  • 20/00742/FUL approved 26th February 2021 for residential development of 268 dwellings including 5 self-build plots. For information and to make an enquiry on these plots, see the Woodlands shell homes information leaflet.