Local government

Lack of policy secures Self Build permission outside development boundaries ...

17/Jun/2019

A lack of provision for Self Build led to to wins for SF Planning in cases outside village boundaries ...

Local Authority model supports planners to assess long-term demand for ...

12/Jun/2019

Produced with Right to Build Task Force input, the Three Dragons model for assessing Custom and Self Build demand is a core tool for all local authorities. ...

Right to Build Task Force leads professionals’ Graven Hill site ...

11/Jun/2019

The Right to Build Task Force is leading a professionally focused tour of Graven Hill, to share the learnings from this transformational custom build site ...

Victoria Prentis debates Self Build in Parliament: better, cheaper, greener ...

17/May/2019

Coming directly off the back of NaCSBA’s Custom and Self Build Week, Victoria Prentis MP presented an adjournment debate on 13 May 2019 discussing Self Building. Kicking off by saying, ...

Free ticket offer: Discover Housing 2019’s brand new MMC stage ...

14/May/2019

NaCSBA is pleased to be supporting Housing 2019, Europe’s largest and most inclusive housing festival and the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) annual conference. Taking place over three days in ...

Richard Bacon secures Kit Malthouses support for the Custom and ...

01/May/2019

In a parliamentary debate, Richard Bacon MP secured some significant asks from Housing Minister Kit Malthouse around the custom and self build sector. ...

NaCSBA research highlights unequal picture of Right to Build registers ...

29/Apr/2019

NaCSBA has created a series of maps that illustrate the unequal picture created by the range of approaches local authorities are using to fulfil their duties under the Right to ...

Draft Bristol Local Plan sets out model policy provision for ...

03/Apr/2019

Bristol City Council’s Draft Local Plan, currently out for consultation, has put forward a robust provision for Custom and Self Build in the city, with significant emphasis on the valuable ...

Ecomotive achieves planning approval for NaCSBA competition winning entry ...

25/Mar/2019

Ecomotive has won planning permission for a project that includes its Snug Home, originally the Modulhus that won NaCSBA's Self Build on a Shoestring 2016 ...

Amended 1APP form supports council monitoring of custom and self ...

24/Jan/2019

The Planning Portal's 1APP planning application form now includes reference to custom and self-build homes, offering better data management ...