The Council Offices,
Brympton Way,
Yeovil,
Somerset,
BA20 2HT
Telephone: (01935) 462462 2299
Website:
www.southsomerset.gov.uk
Please complete form and return to:
[email protected]
Register of Interest in Self-build and Custom Housebuilding
In accordance with the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, South Somerset
District Council keeps a register of interested parties seeking to acquire land to build a
home. The register includes entries from individuals, or an association of individuals.
To be eligible for entry on the register, an individual or each member of an association must
be:
a) Aged 18 or over;
b) A British citizen, a national of an EEA State other than the UK, or a national of
Switzerland; and
c) Seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land in the relevant
authority’s area to build a house to occupy as that individual’s sole or main
residence.
In order to assist the Council in keeping accurate records and ensure the Council can
properly assess your application, please answer the following questions as comprehensively
as possible and email or post the form to the addresses above.
Please mark with an X, whether the application to be included on the Self-build and Custom
Housebuilding register is made as an individual; as an association of individuals
 An individual:
 As an association of individuals.
1. Please provide your name, address and contact details, including a telephone
number and email address. For applications from an association, please provide details for
the lead contact, and each member.
Name:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Email:
Date:
For applications from individuals:
please tick this box to confirm that the individual
is seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land in South Somerset
district to build a house to occupy as that individual’s sole or main residence
For applications from an association:
please tick this box to confirm that each
member of the association is seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot
of land in South Somerset district to build a house to occupy as that individual’s sole or main
residence
2. What are the circumstances which support your application – please provide: age,
gender, nationality and your current connection to South Somerset [this information will be
subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and will not be shared publically]. For applications
from an association, please provide these details for each member.
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Nationality:
Current connection to South Somerset:
3. Which settlement in South Somerset do you wish to acquire land? If applicable,
please provide a 1st choice and a 2nd choice settlement:
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
Within the identified settlement do you have a specific site / area of land you would wish to
acquire? If so, please include a map outlining the site in red and where possible, please
identify the exact location using grid reference coordinates:
4. Please provide the number of serviced plots of land in South Somerset that you are
seeking to acquire
One plot
Two plots
Three plots
Other (please state)
5. Please provide details of the type of house(s) you intend to build:
Detached:
Semi- detached:
Terraced:
Flats:
6. Please provide an indication of the funds available to acquire the land and the
building of the house [this information will be subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and will
not be shared publically]:
7. If the application is by an association of individuals please provide relevant details of
the constitution and financial arrangements for this group:
N.B. Confidentiality and Data Protection: The information you provide will be used by South Somerset
District Council to provide information on self-build within South Somerset. No data will be published
which can identify an individual. This information is collected by South Somerset District Council as
data controller in accordance with the data protection principles in the Data Protection Act 1998.
N.B. Government may make provision for further information to be included on the register. If, and
when, this may occur South Somerset District Council reserves the right to contact you to request
additional information where required.