Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding

In accordance with the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended by the Housing and Planning Act 2016), local authorities are required to provide and keep a register of individuals and associations with an interest in self and custom-build housing.

This register will enable Oadby & Wigston Borough Council to gather evidence to identify if there is a demand for this type of development within the borough.

What is self and custom housebuilding?

Self-build and custom housebuilding are homes that are built where the occupant has a deciding role on the plans or specifications that the home is built to. More specifically, a self-build home is one built on a single plot, and a custom build home is one part of a multi-plot development, managed by a third-party enabler.

How to register interest

To be included on the Register, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be aged 18 or over
• You must be a British citizen or a national of an EEA State other than the UK or Switzerland
• You must be seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land to build a house to occupy as that your sole or main residence
• If you are an association, each of your members must meet the criteria above.

If you are interested in registering, please complete the survey linked below. This register is free and allows the Council to understand local interest for self and custom-build housing. At this stage, you are not making any commitments. Please note that completing this register does not guarantee that a suitable plot will become available.

Join the self and custom-build register as an individual

Join the self and custom-build register as a Landowner

In submitting this form, you are agreeing to the use of your data by the council to identify and manage interest for self and custom-build housing in the borough. The Register will not be made public, but the council may wish to publish headline data, such as the number of people signed up to the register.

Please be aware that self-build and custom homes are subject to the same requirement for planning permission and building regulations as that for other residential developments.

Registration procedure

Once you have completed the Registration Form, the council will determine whether your application is eligible for inclusion on the Register. You will be notified of the outcome within 28 days of the date that the application request was received. If your application is refused, you will be told the reason(s) for this.

An individual or association entered on the Register may apply to amend or remove their entry at any time. If an individual or association ceases to meet the criteria above, the Council may remove their entry but must notify them of this with its reasons for doing so.

Further Information and Advice

Self-build and custom housebuilding

Custom Self Build Tool Kit website - Financial Support