Planning: Good Practice Guidance
The overview, together with the associated planning guidance documents and appendices, provides good practice guidance to support the delivery of custom and self-build homes in England. The documents complement existing legislation and regulations, together with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG). The guidance is published by the Right to Build Task Force and is regularly updated to reflect emerging good practice and in response to any relevant changes in legislation, regulation, or policy.
PG1.1 Good Practice Guidance Overview
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This was previously numbered PG0 Good Practice Guidance Overview, now PG1.1
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PG1.2 Defining self-build and custom housebuilding
A definition for a custom and a self-build home and the differences between the two and therefore the approach to each, together which explaining what is and is not CSB for different types of housing.
This was previously numbered PG1 Defining self-build and custom housebuilding, now PG1.2
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PG2.1 Delivering a sufficient supply of CSB homes
How to ensure that the strategic planning process delivers a sufficient supply of CSB homes, in line with long term demand.
This was previously numbered PG2.
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PG2.2 Provision of affordable housing including exception sites
How the delivery of affordable housing can be incorporated into CSB sites and how CSB can support 79 exception site policies.
This was previously numbered as PG3.
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PG2.3 Designs of exceptional quality
How these homes will be CSB and therefore further factors in support of their delivery.
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PG2.4: Sustainability
This paper reviews wider issues of sustainability in the context of custom and self build housing delivery, which are typically built to higher environment standards than other new homes. This can be a further material factor in the case for the delivery of CSB homes.
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PG2.5 Supplementary Planning Documents (template)
How an SPD can be used to support the delivery of CSB homes and a template that can be used to form the basis of such a document.
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PG2.6 Neighbourhood plans and the process
How neighbourhoods are more likely to support more homes being delivered if they are CSB and are in keeping with the local needs and appropriate to the area.
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PG2.7 Maintaining open & inclusive registers and engaging with those on the register
How to ensure that the register more accurately reflects the underlying medium term demand for CSB plots and actively supports the marketing and delivery of those plots.
PG2.7 was originally numbered PG8.
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PG3.1 Using register numbers to identify plots to be permissioned
How to operate the register in line with the letter and the spirit of the legislation and in doing so how to identify the required minimum number of permissioned plots.
This was previously numbered PG9
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PG3.2 Counting relevant permissioned plots
The approach to be used in arriving at the number of permissioned plots to be used to match against the numbers on the register and hence ensure that the legislative duty has been met.
This was previously numbered PG10.
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PG3.3 NPPF and Right to Build Legislation - delivering appropriate permission
What factors to consider when the requirements as set out in the Right to Build legislation do not fully align with the approach that (were it not for the legislation) may otherwise be adopted under NPPG.
This was previously numbered PG11.
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PG3.4 Working with multi-plot sites and phased delivery
How to effectively manage the delivery of multi-plot sites and phased delivery, including larger sites with speculative new build housing.
This was previously numbered PG12.
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PG3.5 Annual Monitoring Reporting (template)
A template to be used reporting annually on performance under the Right to Build legislation in a structure that is complete and consistent with that of other local authorities. Please download the note to be used in association with the template.
This note includes a link to a downloadable Exel file that you can download and use to support your monitoring.
This PG note was previously numbered PG13.
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PG3.6 Securing delivery of Self and Custom Build homes
How planning authorities can ensure that plots that are permissioned for CSB ultimately delivery CSB homes (and what should happen if a change of approach is agreed).
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PG3.7: Area-wide Approaches to Viability Assessment
Development viability is vital for both individual developments and local plans. This note supplements Planning Practice Guidance by considering stand-alone and developer-led custom and self build schemes.
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PG3.8: Securing custom and self build using obligations and conditions
Planning authorities can use obligations and conditions to ensure that permissions are delivered as custom and self build housing. This note sets out ways to deliver this, to offer the authority certainty, which is important for plot counting.
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PG3.9: Community Infrastructure Levy & Custom & Self build Housing
Insight into how the Community Infrastructure Levy exemption works for custom and self build housing, its implications for practice and the procedures that must be followed for the exemption to qualify.
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PG4.1 Working with Groups of self builders
How to ensure that the specific needs of groups seeking to build as a community can be best met.
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PG4.2 How to address undersupply (strategic & short-term)
A high level overview as to potential ways in which planning authorities can respond in order to meet their obligations under the Right to Build legislation and in response to greater long term demand.
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A Legislation and Regulation
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B NPPF and NPPG
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C Other key policy documents
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