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Imagine an overlooked piece of land at the edge of a village.

An owner who has wondered for years what to do with it. A family nearby who would give anything to build there. Livedin brings the two together and establishes the planning principle.

Start with an assessment of your site.

Free assessment · No email required · England only

Self-builder

Start with a place: the plots, people and possibilities where you want to live. Browse areas →

Architect

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Local authority

Turn your self-build register into homes you’re proud to consent. See the approach →

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Previous Projects

Plots our team has helped carry from first sketch to finished home, and the architects who led them.

Ingoldisthorpe Green12 plots · Project OrangeBrynloe, Chalford4 plots · Millar + Howard WorkshopDursley Treehouse1 plot · Millar + Howard WorkshopThe Hen House, Bisley1 plot · Millar + Howard WorkshopThe Old Bakehouse, Stroud2 plots · Millar + Howard Workshop

About Livedin

Livedin works no win, no fee: we carry the cost and the risk of establishing the planning principle on a site, and the landowner pays nothing unless permission is granted. Once permission is in place, we help the landowner sell the plots and self-builders find them.

Livedin exists to radically increase access to self-building: homes that reflect the dreams, values and stories of the people who build them, and plots that leave behind something to be proud of.

In the press

Grand Designs

“This place is flippin’ brilliant.”

Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs

The Times

“How to build your own home, the easy way.”

The Times

Architects’ Journal

“How an architect is rethinking custom-build.”

Architects’ Journal

Build It Awards

“This model has got to be the way forward for our housing market.”

Richard Bacon MP

Self Build Portal

“This route to home ownership offers choice and flexibility.”

Self Build Portal

Where to start