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Response 3788187

Response to request for information

Reference

3788187

Response date

19 August 2025

Request

I would like to request the following information relating to advertisement consent applications in your local area.

  • The number of advertisement consent applications received since 1 January 2022 that related to building wraps or scaffold shrouds used for advertising.
  • Of these, how many have been granted and how many refused.
  • For applications that were refused, the most common refusal reasons

Response date: 27 August 2025

Response: Response to this request - 3799968.

 

Reference: 3788187

Subject:

  1. The number of individuals that joined Part 1 of the Council’s Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Register in each of the following base periods as defined under the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended):
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016)
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017)
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018)
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019)
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020)
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021)
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022)
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023)
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024)
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present)
  1. The number of individuals that joined Part 2 of the Council’s Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Register in each of the following base periods as defined under the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended):
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016)
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017)
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018)
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019)
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020)
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021)
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022)
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023)
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024)
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present)
  1. The number of associations of individuals that joined Part 1 of the Council’s Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Register in each of the following base periods as defined under the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended) together with the number of individuals within each of those associations:
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016)
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017)
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018)
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019)
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020)
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021)
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022)
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023)
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024)
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present)
  1. The number of associations of individuals that joined Part 2 of the Council’s Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Register in each of the following base periods as defined under the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended) together with the number of individuals within each of those associations:
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016)
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017)
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018)
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019)
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020)
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021)
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022)
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023)
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024)
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present)
  1. The date on which the Council commenced its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding register?
  1. What are the Council’s entry requirements for joining its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
  1. Does the Council apply a local connection test for entry onto its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
  1. If yes to Q7:
    1. When was the test introduced?
    2. Which Base Periods has the local connection test been applied to?
    3. What the Council’s ‘strong justification’ was for introducing the test as required by the PPG?
  1. Does the Council apply a financial solvency test for entry onto its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
  1. If yes to Q9:
    1. When was the test introduced?
    2. Which Base Periods has the financial solvency test been applied to?
  1. Whether the Council has undertaken any review(s) of its Register and when did it occur, and in the process of doing so has the Council removed any entries from its Register?
  1. If yes to Q11:
    1. What were the grounds for the removal of these entries?
    2. When did these removals occur?
    3. How many entries were removed from each Base Period (broken down on a base period by base period basis)?
  1. The number of Self-Build and/or Custom Housebuilding planning permissions and/or permissions in principle the Council has granted towards addressing demand arising from within each of the following Base Periods under Section 2A(2) of the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended), together with the application reference numbers.
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016)
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017)
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018)
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019)
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020)
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021)
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022)
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023)
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024)
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present)
  1. How does the Council monitor Self Build and Custom Housebuilding permissions and completions?
  1. How does the Council identify that an application is for self-build and custom housebuilding, meets the legislative definitions in the 2015 Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act (as amended by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023) and meets the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding section of the PPG requirement for the Council to be satisfied that the initial owner of the home will have primary input into its final design and layout?
  1. How does the Council alert individuals and associations of individuals on its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register to any self-build and custom housebuilding permissions it grants?
  1. How many individuals and associations of individuals has the Council successfully matched (i.e., the individual or association has gone on to purchase a plot) with planning permissions for self-build and custom housebuilding?
  1. How has the Council publicised the existence of its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
  1. If the Council has publicised the existence of its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding register, when did this take place and by what means?

Response

The data for Questions 1 to 4 up until October 2023 can be found at GOV.UK Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Data

The October 2024 data has been reported to Government but not yet published,.

The data is:
Individuals. Part 1: 15 Part 2: 14
Organisations Part 1: 0 Part 2: 0 

  1. The date on which the Council commenced its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding register? 
    • 2016
  1. What are the Council’s entry requirements for joining its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
    • Open to all
  1. Does the Council apply a local connection test for entry onto its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
    • Yes
  1. If yes to Q7:
    1. When was the test introduced?
      • 31/10/2018
    2. Which Base Periods has the local connection test been applied to?
      • Since that date
    3. What the Council’s ‘strong justification’ was for introducing the test as required by the PPG?
      • Our self build register is administered jointly between ourselves and 4 other councils across the Nottingham Core Housing Market Area. People were frequently registering with more than 1 authority and more so with more affluent authorities within the HMA. This significantly inflated local demand above actual demand and skewed what the actual local need was for some constituent councils, thus a local connection test was introduced to show a more accurate record of local demand.
  1. Does the Council apply a financial solvency test for entry onto its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
    • No
  1. If yes to Q9:
    1. When was the test introduced? Not applicable
    2. Which Base Periods has the financial solvency test been applied to? Not applicable
  1. Whether the Council has undertaken any review(s) of its Register and when did it occur, and in the process of doing so has the Council removed any entries from its Register?
  1. If yes to Q11:
    1. What were the grounds for the removal of these entries?
    2. When did these removals occur?
    3. How many entries were removed from each Base Period (broken down on a base period by base period basis)?
      • For a and b, please see for the councils annual renewal procedure contained within
        https://www.gedling.gov.uk/media/gedlingboroughcouncil/documents/planningpolicy/selfbuildandcustombuildregister/
        guidancenotes.pdf . People are removed from the register if no response is received from people on the register. For c, we do not hold details of the numbers of people removed from the register prior to October 2022 as we are required to
        delete personal information under GDPR if we no longer require it. Fortunately the Government return now requires us to report numbers to them since the 2023 return. The 2023 figure can be found in the link to government return provided in the answer to Q1-4. Then number of people removed from the register in the period 2023-2024 is 31, with 19 being removed from part 1, and 12 being removed from part 2
  1. The number of Self-Build and/or Custom Housebuilding planning permissions and/or permissions in principle the Council has granted towards addressing demand arising from within each of the following Base Periods under Section 2A(2) of the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended), together with the application reference numbers.
    • We only hold specific details of planning permissions that we consider qualify as self build plots between October 2020- October 2024. This is contained within the spreadsheet provided, together with total numbers.
    1. Base Period 1 (from the start of the Self-Build Register up to 30 October 2016) - 0
    2. Base Period 2 (31 October 2016 to 30 October 2017) - 0
    3. Base Period 3 (31 October 2017 to 30 October 2018) - 33
    4. Base Period 4 (31 October 2018 to 30 October 2019) - 39
    5. Base Period 5 (31 October 2019 to 30 October 2020) - 33
    6. Base Period 6 (31 October 2020 to 30 October 2021) - see spreadsheet
    7. Base Period 7 (31 October 2021 to 30 October 2022) - see spreadsheet
    8. Base Period 8 (31 October 2022 to 30 October 2023) - see spreadsheet
    9. Base Period 9 (31 October 2023 to 30 October 2024) - see spreadsheet
    10. Base Period 10 (31 October 2024 to present) - We do not hold this information at present. We only collate such information when required for the mandatory Government return, which is usually requested by Government at the end of the financial year
  1. How does the Council monitor Self Build and Custom Housebuilding permissions and completions?
    • We only monitor permissions as we are only required to grant enough permission under the Act. We do this through interrogation of our CIL exemption records and through capturing planning permissions granted with either a planning condition or a section 106 agreement
  1. How does the Council identify that an application is for self-build and custom housebuilding, meets the legislative definitions in the 2015 Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act (as amended by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023) and meets the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding section of the PPG requirement for the Council to be satisfied that the initial owner of the home will have primary input into its final design and layout?
    • Through the CIL exemption process. Certain types of documentation have to be provided to the council for an exemption to apply. Part 1 of a Self-Build Exemption Claim requires the claimant(s) to make a declaration that the project is a self-build project ('Self Build' for the purposes of CIL exemption is defined as all homes built or commissioned by individuals or
      groups of individuals for their own use, either by building the home on their own or working with builders).
    • Part 2 of a Self-Build Exemption Claim requires the submission of various pieces of evidence within 6 months of completion of the self-build property to demonstrate proof of occupation, along with one of the following items to demonstrate the build as being carried out as a selfbuilt project:
      (a) An approved claim from HM Revenue and Customs under 'VAT431NB: VAT refunds for DIY housebuilders'
      (b) Proof of a specialist Self Build or Custom Build Warranty for the development
      (c) Proof of an approved Self Build or Custom Build Mortgage from a bank or building society for the development.
    • The Borough Council has discretion to accept other forms of evidence but will generally only do so when agreed in advance (at the point that the Part 1 claim is made). The Borough Council has previously accepted Professional Consultant Certificates (PCCs) in lieu of a specialist Self Build or Custom Build Warranty.
  1. How does the Council alert individuals and associations of individuals on its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register to any self-build and custom housebuilding permissions it grants?
  1. How many individuals and associations of individuals has the Council successfully matched (i.e., the individual or association has gone on to purchase a plot) with planning permissions for self-build and custom housebuilding?
    • We do not operate a matching process
  1. How has the Council publicised the existence of its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register?
    • Website
  1. If the Council has publicised the existence of its Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding register, when did this take place and by what means?
    • Website since its inception

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