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300 self build homes earmarked for South London regeneration initiative
29/Apr/2014
Council-owned site set to become a community-led development project
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Additional 5,000 self/custom build homes likely to be created
15/Apr/2014
Opportunity for people to build their own homes in new garden cities
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Around 60 councils now involved in planning or supporting more
08/Apr/2014
Yorkshire MP quizzes Housing Minister on self build progress
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Huge turn out from MPs for the inaugural meeting of
26/Mar/2014
Planning Minister says he wants to see at least a quarter of all Britain's homes delivered by self/custom build
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Government outlines how the Section 106 affordable housing exemption might
24/Mar/2014
Government’s proposals revealed in a new Consultation document
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Green light for innovative Cambridge self build project
21/Mar/2014
40 families secure 'cohousing' plot through council
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Budget should give the self and custom build sector massive
19/Mar/2014
Up to 10,000 additional building plots to be funded
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Automatic conversion of farm buildings to homes may be restricted
11/Mar/2014
Proposals that allow for redundant agricultural buildings to be converted could have exclusions
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New planning guidance will make it easier for self builders
06/Mar/2014
Planning Minister Nick Boles sets out the reforms to the planning system that will impact self build
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