Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
New regulations on self-build published in
2016 enabled local authorities to charge a fee for entries on to
the Self-Build Register (and an annual fee to remain on the
register) to cover the cost of the administration involved in
compiling the register.
That the Cabinet Member for Place Shaping and Planning approved:
1. Setting the following eligibility criteria for entries onto either Part 1 or Part 2 of the register
o proof of age and nationality;
o payment of the requisite application fee as detailed further in this report;
o the individual or association applying must be seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land in the borough for their own self-build and custom housebuilding project; and
o evidence of sufficient resources to purchase land for their Custom or Self-Build project
2. Setting the following eligibility criteria for entries onto Part 1 of Westminster’s Custom and Self-Build Register:
o a local connection test (subject to the relevant exemption for armed forces personnel) which is in line with the requirements to be entered onto Westminster’s intermediate housing register
3. Charging a £95 fee for entering either Part 1 or Part 2 of the register and a £95 annual fee thereafter to remain on Part 1 of the register from 28 February 2019.
4.
Maintaining the existing entries on the register
until 31st March 2019 after which date they will be re-assessed against the new eligibility
requirements and subject to payment of a £95 annual fee for
Part 1 registrations.
Reasons for Decision
To cover the administration costs of running the register and to ensure that the register reflects genuine local demand for land for custom and self-build housing
Publication date: 01/02/2019
Date of decision: 01/02/2019
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