Broadland & South Norfolk Custom and Self-Build Housing SPD

3. National Guidance and Legislation Comment View responses

3.1 The Government has put in place a series of Acts and Regulations which require local authorities to support increasing the number of developments which come forward as custom and self-build properties. It is useful to have knowledge of these if you are considering submitting a planning application for self or custom build.

3.2 Custom and self-build housing is legislated for in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended by the Housing and Planning Act 2016). The Act places three legal duties on local authorities:

• To hold a register of individuals who are seeking to acquire serviced plots of land for their own custom and self-build home.
• To have regard to the register when carrying out its functions relating to planning, housing, land disposal and regeneration.
• To grant enough planning permissions for custom and self-build housing to meet the demand on the register.

3.3 Also of relevance are the Government's National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2023) and Self build and Custom Housebuilding Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) as these are material considerations in the determination of planning applications and set national policy and guidance in relation to custom and self-build housing.