Government & policy
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook Recognises Custom and Self Build as ...
23/Oct/2024
NaCSBA welcomes the publication of a letter from Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook to the Chair of Homes England. This supports the Government’s commitment to the housing sector and it was ...
‘Decent and affordable homes for all: five proposals for a ...
17/Jul/2024
The Nationwide Foundation charity has launched its five proposals for a fairer housing system, outlining five recommendations for the new government with the collective potential to overhaul the current failing ...
Labour proposes new ‘Grey Belt’ as route to building on ...
22/Apr/2024
Labour's house building vision proposes a new 'Grey Belt' category for parts of the Green Belt as route to releasing land for housing ...
CMA Housebuilding Market Study – NaCSBA responds ...
27/Feb/2024
NaCSBA find that custom and self build is under served by the market in its response to the CMA Housebuilding Market Study ...
Mandatory BNG goes live for major sites ...
12/Feb/2024
Mandatory biodiversity net gain has gone live for major sites, although small custom and self build sites are exempt ...
TCPA White Paper sets ouf vision for housing delivery ...
25/Jan/2024
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has set out its vision for improved housing delivery in its White Paper ...
Community land trusts strengthened by NPPF 2023 ...
19/Jan/2024
Community Land Trusts strengthened by the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 with a new community-led exception site policy ...
Planning fee increases and changes ...
03/Jan/2024
New planning fee increase and changes to the planning guarantee have come into effect, for all applications ...
Revised National Planning Policy Framework supports small sites ...
28/Dec/2023
Revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF 2023) supports small sites for custom and self build, among a host of other measures ...
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law as LURA ...
10/Nov/2023
With effect from 26 October, the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill passed into law, as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA). However, the final version of the Act ...