Hoos Construction is planning to bring on a small Custom Build site, potentially consisting of four houses or two houses and six flats in Hartcliffe, South Bristol. The model will be dictated by the desires of the future residents, but will focus on affordability.
Station Hill
Linden Homes Station Hill development on the edge of Chudleigh will include 12 self-build plots on the 230-home site, thanks to the Teignbridge Rule. Outline Planning Permission has been granted with Linden Homes now submitting the reserved matters application.
Sellindge
Quinn Estates is looking to bring on 162 homes as part of a larger development including allotments, office space, recreational ground and a nature reserve in Sellindge, Kent.
The housing includes elements of affordable, retirement and self-build homes.
Bath Street Collective Custom Build
Architect John Kinsley’s Bath Street collective Custom Build has reached completion, with all residents now in occupation. The project saw four families create a series of customised flats in a new build, that echoes the tradition of the Edinburgh tenement building.
Mickle Well Park
Landform Estates is bringing on 24 serviced plots on the Mickle Well Park site, Daventry. The plots will be available across the site, coming to market on a range of phases.
The serviced-plots are available for enabled Self-build, with purchasers free to design and contract the building of their own home, within the context of a site-wide design code.
Nelson Project
Now completed, all 12 veterans involved in the project are now residents, with the all the physically able members now in either full-time work or full-time education.
Status at 23/04/17
Work is now underway on the Nelson Project homes at George Place, Millbay, Plymouth, with the roofs going on – bringing the homes to watertight stage. The veterans inlvolved in the project are on site daily, with the homes expected to be completed by July 2017. As part of the work the veterans have also obtained professional building industry qualifications.
Status at 27/03/16
In a joint venture between Community Self Build Agency, DCH (the housing association partner) and Plymouth City Council, a site for 24 affordable homes for ex service personnel, with six homes for people with learning difficulties. Included in this are at least 12 custom build homes, with ex-veterans being offered help and support to get them building.
Chapel Orchard
A five-plot custom build site in the village of Weobley with Border Oak building homes on a serviced plot site, with all infrastructure undertaken by them. One plot remains at £195,000 for a four-bed £154m² house, with full planning permission.
Home Farm Village
Home Farm Village, Ely, is a pilot co-operative housing project that created 41
new leasehold homes, the first such project in Wales.
The Cadwyn Housing Association helped to develop and build the project, and homes are jointly managed by the association and the co-operative’s members.
Strontian
Lochaber Housing Association and The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust completed 20 affordable homes across four Highland village, including a single serviced plot on site at Strontian.
Future plans for up to 60 homes over a three year period are underway, and hopefully the mix of types and tenures will ensure the provision of more serviced plots as a route to affordable home ownership.
Flaxby Park
Following the success of the 885 acre Wynyard Park in Teeside, Flaxby Park Ltd has put forward a scheme on a derelict golf course in Harrogate for a large village community site that will include a significant number of self-build plots.
The group’s Wynyard development included over 60 self-build plots, which proved to be a unique selling point for the site that were all quickly sold.
Flaxby Park’s plan will dedicate 50% of the 430 acre site to public green space, woodland and green corridors, and will include 2,750 homes and a range of facilities.