Self and custom house building

Self-build and custom housebuilding covers a wide spectrum, from projects where individuals are involved in building or managing the construction of their home from beginning to end.

Self-build plot availability and allocated sites

Plot Availability / Allocated sites

Policy HO2, Clause 4, of the Borough Local Plan requires proposals for 100 or more net new dwellings (on greenfield sites) to provide 5% of the market housing as fully serviced plots for custom and self-build housing.

A periodic check on the public access pages can be conducted to ascertain when these allocated sites come forward.  

A free nationwide plot-finding list is also hosted on the Build It website.

If you are a landowner and would like to add your site to a list of available Self Build and Custom Build Plots please contact the Planning Policy team by emailing planning.policy@rbwm.gov.uk. 

Please note the Council is not providing an estate agency or conveyancing service.  All negotiations and sales processes should take place between landowners and buyers.  We recommend that anyone who is seeking to sell or buy land obtains independent professional valuations and legal advice (from a solicitor or estate agent). Even if a site has an extant permission, you may still need to apply for detailed planning permission for your specific proposals.