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New Bristol homes set to boost building with straw bales

11/Feb/2015

'First' straw bale terraced homes represent affordable, low carbon and fuel-efficient means of housebuilding

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Custom build scheme in North West England approved

10/Feb/2015

Planning permission is granted for 18 custom build plots on disused industrial site in St Helens

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Plans approved for large Cornish custom build project

05/Feb/2015

Proposals to bring nearly 60 custom build plots to Cornwall take step closer to reality after being backed ...

Site in Somerset earmarked for self/custom build scheme

04/Feb/2015

Outline planning application submitted to provide nearly a dozen plots for people who wish to build their own ...

Commission on Housing outlines expansion for self/custom build sector

29/Jan/2015

Self/custom build sector could expand to almost double its current output by 2021, suggests report

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New self/custom build opportunities arise in London and Leeds

28/Jan/2015

Five custom build homes planned for Peckham and two self build sites appear in Farnley

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Self build schemes progress in Oldham and Bedfordshire as new

22/Jan/2015

Two projects see over 40 self build homes in pipeline as another local authority begins to list prospective ...

New scheme launched to help more people build their own

21/Jan/2015

Blueprint de-risks mortgage applications for self/custom build properties by allowing vanguard councils to 'oversee' projects

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Custom build plans approved for regeneration of North Shields dockyard

20/Jan/2015

Work expected to start this year on first phase of 34 two and three storey contemporary family homes

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Partnership ready to offer custom build homes at Trevenson Park

15/Jan/2015

Self build specialist teams up with Cornwall-based contractor/developer to provide homes for pioneering South West custom build scheme

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