# NaCSBA > > Last updated: 2026-10-05 ## Search - Search URL: `https://nacsba.org.uk?s={query}` ## Recent Content - [Self-Build PIP Appeal Offers Important Planning Lesson](https://nacsba.org.uk/news/self-build-pip-appeal-offers-important-planning-lesson/): A recent Bedford appeal highlights the importance of clearly defining self and custom build development when applying for Permission in Principle. A Permission in Principle (PIP) application for between one and nine self and custom build homes in Cople, Bedfordshire, has been allowed despite the site being considered contrary to local countryside policies. The appeal […] - [NaCSBA Takes Action on Your First Home Scheme](https://nacsba.org.uk/news/nacsba-takes-action-on-your-first-home-scheme/): NaCSBA is making sure custom and self build has a seat at the table. We have written directly to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to call for genuine custom build homes – and, where practicable, individual self builders – to be included in the Government’s new […] - [New Self Build Podcast Launches, Aimed at Self Builders and Aspiring Homeowners](https://nacsba.org.uk/news/new-self-build-podcast-launches-aimed-at-self-builders-and-aspiring-homeowners/): A new podcast aimed at self builders, aspiring homeowners and anyone fascinated by the reality of building their own home launches in October 2026. The Self Build Sessions, hosted by Jay Hubbard, Managing Director, and Matt Higgs, Commercial Director of English Brothers Bespoke Timber Frame, takes a deliberately different approach to the world of self […] - [Building Safety Levy Comes Into Force on 1 October](https://nacsba.org.uk/news/building-safety-levy-comes-into-force-on-1-october/): The Building Safety Levy comes into operation in England on 1 October 2026, introducing a new charge on certain developments that create new homes. The levy is intended to raise funds towards addressing historic building safety defects. It will apply to certain building control applications and notices for new residential development submitted from 1 October, […] - [Oxford Meadow](https://nacsba.org.uk/custom-build-plots/oxford-meadow/) ## Complete Sitemap For a comprehensive list of all URLs, see: https://nacsba.org.uk/sitemaps.xml --- *This file is dynamically generated and highlights our most important content.*