What is the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register?

Under the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, the Council is required to maintain a register of people and groups who are interested in buying a plot of land in Bexley on which to build a home to live in.

The Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register (the ‘Register’) provides information on the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in the borough. The Council must consider this information when preparing local planning policy, determining planning applications, and exercising its housing, regeneration, and land disposal functions.

The Register is not published as it contains personal data. Headline anonymised data will be included in the Council's annual Authority Monitoring Report. The personal information that you enter will be held securely by the London Borough of Bexley in accordance with the Council’s privacy notice.

Am I eligible to apply?

To apply to be on our register, you must:

• be 18 or older
• be a British citizen, a national of an EEA State other than the UK, or a national of Switzerland
• want to buy a plot in the London Borough of Bexley to build a house to occupy as your own main dwelling
• want a ‘serviced plot’ which already has access to a public highway and connections for electricity, mains water and waste water

How do I apply?

You can apply to have your details included on the Register by emailing SP&Gteam@bexley.gov.uk. Please include ‘Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register’ in the subject line, and provide all the following information:

• full name and address
• date of birth
• nationality
• confirmation that you are seeking to acquire a plot of land within the London Borough of Bexley to build a home to occupy as your own sole or main residence
• confirmation that you agree for your personal information to be processed and held in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations 2018 and the Council’s privacy notice

If you do not provide all the information above, your application will not be valid and the Council will not be able to add your details to the Register.

Can I apply as part of a group?

You can apply to be included on the Register as an association of individuals if you are seeking to acquire a larger plot of land to complete a self-build project as a group. Each member of the association must individually meet the eligibility criteria.

You can apply as an association of individuals by emailing SP&Gteam@bexley.gov.uk. Please include ‘Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Register’ in the subject line, and provide all the following information:

• the full name, address, date of birth, and nationality of a lead contact for the association
• the full name, address, date of birth, and nationality of each member of the association
• the number of plots of land within the London Borough of Bexley the association is looking to acquire
• confirmation that each member of the association is seeking to acquire a plot of land within the London Borough of Bexley to build a home to occupy as their own sole or main residence
• confirmation that each member of the association agrees for their personal information to be processed and held in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations 2018 and the Council’s privacy notice

If you do not provide all the information above, your application will not be valid and the Council will not be able to add your details to the Register.

What happens next?

The Council will consider your application for entry onto the register and notify you in writing. You can contact us at any time to update or remove your entry.

Please note that successful inclusion on the Register does not require the Council to identify a specific plot(s) for you or your group. There is no guarantee that a suitable plot will become available.

Please email SP&Gteam@bexley.gov.uk with any queries.

Request to be removed from the register

You can request to be removed from the register by emailing SP&Gteam@bexley.gov.uk.