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Councils have had three years to adapt to the Right to Build Act, which means local authorities have to keep a register of people wishing to self build and off er serviced plots to meet demand. CEO of NaCSBA Andrew Baddeley- Chappelltells us how councils have reacted to the legislation and what’s next
Interest in self and custom building is on the rise, with some councils actively supporting schemes like Cambridge’s cohousing development Marmalade Lane
How successful has the Right to Build scheme been?
Unfortunately, the legislation has been less successful than either NaCSBA (the National Custom and Self Build Association) or the government had hoped. When central government passed this Act back in 2016, it was with the ambition to double the number of custom and self build homes in the UK by 2020. It is now clear that will not have happened and more needs to be done.