"Proposed changes could save self-builders thousands of pounds by ensuring they are exempt from paying a levy charge that must be paid for all new buildings over a certain size. The proposed relief from paying the Community Infrastructure Levy would cover homes built or commissioned by individuals, families or groups of individuals for their own use and that will be owner-occupied." www.gov.uk/government/news/changes-to-make-it-cheaper-to-build-own-home-could-help-many-self-builders Interesting stuff. I'm all for it, subject to vetting to block fake applicants. No doubt this has been triggered at least in part by Rutland's recent scampish behaviour - they have been charging self-builders ridiculous S106 contributions. http://www.selfbuildportal.org.uk/latest-news/114-rutland-self-builders-challenge-council-on-section-106-charges The Rutland councillors don't seem to comprehend that not everything in this world is scalable. A fee spread across many homes being built by a highly skilled developer who can gain economies of scale cannot be fairly scaled down linearly to apply to a single self-build. Rutland's behaviour does nothing to enhance respect for the planning system, elected councillors or planning officers..
