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NaCSBA advises on self build policy within Stroud’s adopted Local ...
24/Nov/2015
I’m encouraged to hear that Stroud District Council’s (SDC’s) Local Plan received approval last Thursday – complete with a minimum 2% strategic land allocation for self and custom build – ...
Update on planned custom/self build summit at No.10 ...
05/Nov/2015
An update here on our plans for an event to be attended by a selection of council leaders and senior government representatives at No.10 Downing Street. The occasion, now planned ...
Latest session with the Housing Minister: The ways forward ...
05/Nov/2015
NaCSBA Chair Michael Holmes and I visited Westminster yesterday to discuss custom and self build issues with the Housing Minister Brandon Lewis MP. In a very cordial meeting, the group ...
Inaugural meeting of new ‘group self build’ workshop ...
22/Oct/2015
Our recent inaugural meeting of a new working group focusing on ‘group self building’ saw the participants arriving at a number of objectives which they would like to achieve. Collectively, ...
Feedback from the first of our Autumn 2015 Workshops ...
16/Oct/2015
We’ve just completed the first of our five regional workshops for planning and housing officers. Collectively they’ll be attended by more than 200 people – mainly local council officers, but ...
Key address given on custom and self build at RICS ...
13/Oct/2015
I was invited to give a key address at an RICS CPD Day in Southampton last Thursday (8th Oct). The conference delivered six hours of regionally-focused CPD learning, covering three ...
Welsh architect wins Self Build on a Shoestring 2015 with ...
08/Oct/2015
Welsh architect Niall Maxwell, 44, from near Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, has today been announced as the winner of the £5,000 top prize in the 2015 Self Build on a ...
Self Build on a Shoestring 2015 finalists shortlisted ...
05/Oct/2015
During the first round of judging our team of referees for this year’s Self Build on a Shoestring competition whittled down more than 30 entries (received from the UK and ...
NaCSBA member Cherwell District Council honoured at industry awards ceremony ...
25/Sep/2015
Congratulations to NaCSBA member Cherwell District Council which picked up the award for the NaCSBA-sponsored ‘Best Council for Self/Custom Builders’ category for the second time at the Build It Awards 2015. The ...
Report on the latest self/custom build meeting with DCLG ...
16/Sep/2015
Last week, NaCSBA Chair Michael Holmes and I visited the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for an update meeting on self and custom building. Both continue to feature ...