What is Self-Build Housing?
Self-build housing is where an individual (whether acting alone or with other individuals) commissions or is personally involved in the design and construction of a dwelling that is intended to be the individual’s main residence once it is built.
You can project manage your build with sub-contractors or use one contractor for a turnkey solution. This does not mean you have to do all the physical work yourself - it's your choice.
The self-build list covers the following types of self-build:
| Self-Build Housing | Where a person builds their own house or appoints their own builder. |
| Custom-Build Housing | Where a person tasks a house builder to tailor a home to their preferences before it is built. |
| Collective Self-Build | Where a group gets together to build their homes. |
| Co-Housing | An intentional, mutually supportive community with shared communal space. |
| Self-Provided Housing | Includes self-build housing, custom-build housing, and collective-build housing. |
How the list will be used
Understanding the demand for self-provided housing is important for both Fife Council’s plan-making and decision-making. This list of people with a registered interest in acquiring land in the Fife Council area for self-provided housing, will be monitored alongside broader housing market data and help to inform policies and proposals in the Local Development Plan (LDP).
By signing up, you will help us find out more about the demand for self-build plots in Fife, where people would like their plot to be, and the type of house that they would like to build.
We will use the information to explore ways in which it might be possible for people and plots to be brought together. Registration does not however guarantee that a suitable plot will be identified, or become available, for you.
To ensure the information is up to date, the list will be updated every 2 years after which time we will contact you to check if you wish to remain on the list. Should you wish your details to be removed at any other point (i.e. you no longer require a self-build plot), please contact us at fife.devplan@fife.gov.uk to request this.
Publication of the List
Under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as amended, Fife Council as the “planning authority are to publish the list in such manner as the authority consider appropriate (for example by means of the internet)".
In line with data protection, your personal details will be removed before the list is published or updated online.