Local self-build register

We maintain a register of people who are interested in self-build or custom build projects in Barnsley. This helps us to understand the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in the borough.

You can read more about why councils maintain a register in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act.

How to join the register

You can apply to join the local self-build register as an individual or as an association of individuals by filling in our online form below.

To be entered on the register your application must meet a number of criteria, as set out in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Regulations 2016.

To apply to join the register you must be:

aged 18 or over
a British citizen, a national of an EEA state other than the United Kingdom, or a national of Switzerland
seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land within Barnsley for your own self-build or custom housebuilding

It would be helpful if you could provide details about the type of land you're interested in, the location, plot size preferences, and the type of housing you intend to build.

Apply to join the self-build register

What happens next

We'll let you know within 28 days whether or not you've been included on the register.

If your application is successful, we'll contact you if any land becomes available that meets your self-build requirements. We'll also contact you every 12 months when we review our register, to confirm if you want to remain on it.

More information

Publishing data from the register

In line with national planning policy guidance, as well as publicising our self-build and custom housebuilding register, we may also publish headline data from the register. This includes:

the number of individuals and associations on the register
the number of plots of land sought
details about the type of land there's an interest in

We won't publish any personal details as part of this.

Removing your details from the register

Contact us online if you want to be removed from the register, or to amend your entry at any time. Your entry will be removed within 28 days of receiving your request.

In some instances we may need to remove entries from the register. This includes situations where:

we consider that the individual or member of association is no longer eligible for entry in the register
the person has acquired land suitable for building a house

If we remove your entry from the register we'll let you know, and the reasons why, within 28 days.

If you want to make land available for self-build and custom housebuilding

Contact us online if you own a plot of land you wish to make available for self-build and custom housebuilding. We can send this information and your contact details to those people on the local self-build register.

In the online form you'll need to confirm you're happy for the details you've provided to be shared in this way.

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