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Britain’s first off-grid housing scheme to double in size
18/Jan/2013
Self build collaborative partnership plans valuable addition
...Call for CIL exemption for self builders
16/Jan/2013
MP highlights concerns that levy will stop self build projects
...Self builders wanted on south coast
10/Jan/2013
Self builders are to be given priority in auction of land just a mile from the cliffs of ...
Welsh funding initiative makes self build plots very affordable
21/Dec/2012
Innovative funding scheme trialed allowing people on modest incomes to 'acquire’ a building plot at no cost
...Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
06/Dec/2012
Some encouraging ideas, but specific proposals for self builders don’t go far enough
...Planning for custom build housing guide
28/Nov/2012
New Guide should help planners and developers 'enable' thousands of additional self build homes each year
...New Community Infrastructure Levy guidance should stop councils ‘double dipping’
28/Nov/2012
Local planning authorities must not charge self builders a CIL and a section 106 payment for the same ...
Norwich and Felixstowe to build ‘self finish’ homes
27/Nov/2012
Norwich development could form part of a major new housing initiative and start on site at Felixstowe ...
Bristol Community Land Trust project will deliver 12 ‘self finish’
25/Oct/2012
Innovative ‘self finish’ project could prove to be a template for similar projects in other urban locations
...Newcastle City Council explores self build opportunities
25/Oct/2012
Council is latest local authority in North East to explore the potential of self build
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