Purpose

To seek approval to consult on the draft Self and Custom Build Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) – setting out the Council’s approach to planning for and supporting the delivery of self and custom build homes in the Borough.

Self and custom build housing encompasses a wide spectrum of projects from an individual physically designing and building their own home to developer/enablers custom-building homes to individuals’ specifications.

The Council has a duty to grant suitable development permission for enough serviced plots of land to match demand on their self-build and custom build register.  The adopted Fareham Local Plan 2037 provides policy to support the delivery of self and custom build homes.

The draft Self and Custom Build Housing SPD has been produced to provide guidance and advice to the local planning authority, developers, landowners, aspiring self and custom builders and the community, to enable the delivery of self-build and custom homes through successful planning applications.

The report provides a draft of the Self and Custom Build Housing SPD and seeks approval to progress the draft document to statutory public consultation.  It is the intention to consult over a six-week period from Friday 27 May 2023 following which the approval to adopt the SPD will be sought.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves the Draft Self and Custom Build Supplementary Planning Document, as set out at Appendix A to the report, for public consultation; and

(b)  delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development, to make any minor amendments to the document following consideration by the Executive, prior to the consultation.