Self Build and Custom House-building Recording of Serviced PlotsSelf Build and Custom House-building Recording of Serviced Plotshttps://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=53683759&threadId=2359815232024-03-29T01:07:00Z2024-03-29T01:07:00ZSelf Build and Custom House-building Recording of Serviced PlotsElizabeth Arnoldhttps://khub.net/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=53683759&messageId=2359815222019-09-12T12:54:46Z2019-09-12T12:46:29Z<p style="margin-bottom: 22.5pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;">I
welcome opinions and comments on the following.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Each year, MHCLG require local
planning authorities to complete a Self Build Custom
House-building (SBCB) Return Form which includes the number of
people on the SBCB Register and the number of suitable serviced
plots available. I understand that each local authority may take
a different approach to what they classify as a suitable and
serviced plot. Presently I consider a suitable serviced plot to
be a planning permission granted in the year of the base period
and being of a suitable size to accommodate SBCB units. For
example, it could be deemed suitable to count live planning
permissions that can </span>accommodate<span
style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> up to two dwellings, if the SBCB
Register in question only includes individual applicants, as
suitable serviced SBCB plots for meeting local demand on an
</span>authority's<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> SBCB
Register. These permissions then account for data fed back to
MHCLG as proving a Local Planning Authority can meet their local
demand for SBCB plots. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;">I
raise this as just recently there was a Inspector's decision
relating to this matter:</span>
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<a
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<span style="">https://nacsba.org.uk/news/game-changing-planning-appeal-grants-self-build-site-due-to-unmet-demand-for-serviced-plots-locally/</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;">To
summarise, North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC)
appear to follow the same approach as what I would deem a
suitable serviced plot. Recently NWLDC refused a planning
permission for 30 self build plots in Swadlincote based on
issues such as being in greenfield land and the proposal being
contrary to their Local Plan. However an Inspector overruled
this decision and has granted planning permission based on:</span>
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<span
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single dwelling permissions that NWLDC had proposed met self
build demand did not all fully adhere to the legal
definition of self-build and custom house build plots. It
was found that only 4 of the 133 single plot dwelling
permissions that NWLDC reported met this definition.</span>
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<span
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Council has failed to permit sufficient serviced plots to
meet self build and custom build demand in the area.</span>
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<span
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have failed to fulfil its duties around its Self Build and
Custom Build Register.</span>
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<span
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the Inspector's Report, I am interested to hear how other
authorities ensure that they meet the demand for SBCB plots in
their area and how they would deem a suitable serviced plot
going forward that can be proved sound when submitting data back
to MHCLG?</span>
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you in advance,</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif;">Elizabeth</span>
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</p>Elizabeth Arnold2019-09-12T12:46:29Z