People interested in building their own home in Chichester District
urged to join council register People who are interested in building their own home in Chichester District are being urged to join the district council’s Custom and Self-Build Register. All local authorities must keep a register of any individual or local community groups who want to obtain land to build their own homes and they must take this demand into account when preparing local plans. Chichester District Council is encouraging those interested to join its register for free at www.chichester.gov.uk/article/36087/Register-your-interestfor-custom-and-self-build-housing. If you’re interested in building in any of the areas in our district which are based within the South Downs National Park (SDNP), then you’ll need to register on their website at: www.southdowns.gov.uk/planningpolicy/self-build-custom-build” What is custom and self-build?
The register is used to inform us about the level of demand for serviced land plots in the district. This is so we can plan to meet this need. Entering the register does not guarantee that a suitable plot will be identified or made available to applicants. We have a legal duty to give planning permission for enough suitable serviced plots to meet the demand in the district. The level of demand is established by the number of entries added to Part 1 of the register during a base period. At the end of each period, we have 3 years in which to give an equivalent number of planning permissions for suitable plots. Please note: this is not a duty to provide a plot directly to each individual on the register. Chichester District Council clarify that typically, self-build homes are around 25 per cent cheaper than buying a new home from a developer and currently, 13,000 people a year in the UK manage to build their own homes while self-built homes account for between 7% and 10% of all new homes built in the UK. People interested in self-build can find out more information on Chichester District Council’s website at www.chichester.gov.uk/customandselfbuildhousing can email selfbuild@chichester.gov.uk if they have any specific questions.
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