{"id":66375,"date":"2019-10-30T11:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T11:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=66375"},"modified":"2019-10-30T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T11:10:53","slug":"local-plans-custom-self-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/local-plans-custom-self-build\/66375\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis reveals local plans support custom and self-build housing"},"content":{"rendered":"

An analysis of all local plans across England, by the Right to Build Task Force<\/a> has revealed that 58% of local planning authorities have, or are bringing on, policies that support custom and self-build housing delivery<\/h2>\n

Local plans<\/a> are a key tool available to help authorities meet their legal duties under the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n

This comes in the run-up to Right to Build Day, when authorities must evidence that they have matched numbers on their Right to Build registers with sufficient development permissions.<\/p>\n

The analysis revealed that 76% of authorities who have adopted a local plan after the legislation was introduced, now have a planning policy<\/a> which supports custom and self-build housing, up from 13% from the pre-legislation position prior to April 2016.<\/p>\n

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Assessment of all Local Plans in England, Right to Build Task Force<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It also found that while adopted post-legislation plans are becoming more ambitious, few offer the necessary support within the spirit of the legislation and Government policy. Most only include vague policies supporting custom and self-build housing in principle, without enabling development to come forward.<\/p>\n

However, the analysis also revealed that of those authorities who are introducing new policies, there are some good practice examples emerging that should encourage more sector growth.<\/p>\n

The main policy approaches being used were: <\/strong><\/h3>\n