Self-build and custom housebuilding register monitoring and headline data

We're encouraged to publish headline data for each base period such as:

  • the number of people and associations on the register
  • the number of plots sought
  • location preferences
  • plot size
  • type of housing intended to be built.

On 31 October 2016 new legislation was introduced which amended the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 and implemented Chapter 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016

This places a duty on us to give suitable development permission in respect of enough serviced plots of land to meet the demand (as recorded on Medway’s self/custom build register) for self-build and custom housebuilding in the authority’s area arising in each base period.

Base periods run from 31 October to 30 October in the following year and enough suitable permissions must be granted within 3 years of the end of each base period.

Permissions can only be counted if they are clearly plots provided for self or custom housebuilding and we are satisfied that the initial owner of the home will have primary input into its final design and layout.

This page provides headline data about self or custom build applications and the register.

Number of entrants into the self-build and custom housebuilding register

Base Period

Year

Number of individual entrants

Number of association entrants

Total

1

1 April 2016 to 30 October 2016

15

0

15

2

31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017

39

0

39

3

31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018

14

1

15

4

31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019

14

1

15

5

31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020

17

0

17

6

31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021

12

0

12

7

31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022

12

0

12

8

31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023

9

0

9

Total

 

132

2

134

Number of permissions granted against requirement

Base Period

Year

Number of permissions required

Date Medway need to have granted enough permissions by

Number of permissions granted

Shortfall

1

1 April 2016 to 30 October 2016

15

30/10/2019

11

4

2

31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017

39

30/10/2020

0

39

3

31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018

15

30/10/2021

3

12

4

31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019

15

30/10/2022

0

15

5

31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020

17

30/10/2023

4

13

Total

 

101

 

18

83

These are the numbers reported annually to the government and are therefore the obligation we're required to grant enough permissions for within 3 years of each base period finishing. These numbers may be different to those previously reported in the Authority Monitoring Report and other headline date publications due to some applicants later requesting to be removed from the register.

Number of applicants requesting removal from the register to date: 10.

View further self-build and custom housebuild headline data.