Part 1: New Homes in England Chapter 2: Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Section 10: Duty to grant planning permission etc
This section inserts a new duty into the 2015 Act. It requires local authorities to grant sufficient suitable development permissions on serviced plots of land to meet the demand for self-build and custom housebuilding in their area. The demand for self-build and custom housebuilding is evidenced by the number of people on the register held by local authorities under the 2015 Act.
	The Secretary of State has a power to make regulations to prescribe the timeframe in which authorities have to grant sufficient suitable development permissions.
	A "development permission" includes both planning permission (as defined under the 1990 Act) and permission in principle. Permissions granted by the Secretary of State or the Mayor of London are also counted. Any permission can only be counted once. A permission granted before the register is established cannot be counted.
	A development permission is "suitable" where it authorises development that could include self-build and custom housebuilding on those plots.