Join the register to build your own home

Find out how to apply to be on our self build and custom housebuilding register.

What the housebuilding register is

You can join the housebuilding register to tell us you're interested in building your own home on a serviced plot in Brighton & Hove.

A serviced plot is an area of land that has access to:

  • a public highway
  • electricity, water and waste water connections

Who can apply for the housebuilding register

You can apply to be on the register as either an individual or part of a group.

You can apply if you are:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • a British citizen, a national of a European Economic Area other than the United Kingdom, or a national of Switzerland
  • looking for serviced plot of land in Brighton & Hove to build a home to live in as a sole or main residence

If you're joining the register as part of a group, the above applies to every person in your group.

Apply to the housebuilding register

Contact us to let us know you'd like to join the self build and custom housebuilding register. We'll get back to you with our decision within 28 days.

If you're already on the register, you can also email us to:

  • ask a question about your application
  • tell us about a change of circumstances
  • ask us to take you off the register