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Self-build action plan · West Oxfordshire
Self-build homes in West Oxfordshire
See the plots coming up locally, take three concrete actions to help unlock more, and connect with the architects who can bring your home to life.
9
Plots listed
1,064
On the register
4
Architects
01Plots
Self-build plots in & around West Oxfordshire
Plots people are working to bring forward right now — within 20 miles of the West Oxfordshire boundary. Register your interest to add weight to each one.
Planning (Permission in Principle Stage 1)
Interest
3
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Planning (Permission in Principle Stage 1)
Interest
2
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Planning (Permission in Principle Stage 1)
Interest
2
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Planning (Permission in Principle Stage 1)
Interest
4
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Design
Interest
6
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Help Make More Plots Happen
Join others in West Oxfordshire working to unlock more self-build opportunities
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Add a self-build plot
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Get notified about new plots in West Oxfordshire
Register your interest to receive updates when new self-build opportunities become available in this area.
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02Take action
3 things you can do to make more plots available
Small, concrete actions that compound. Each one helps build the case for self-build in West Oxfordshire.
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Join the self-build register
Joining the register records real demand for self-build in West Oxfordshire. Councils are obliged to grant enough permissions for serviced plots to meet that demand — every registration counts.
1,064 people have joined here since 2016. See the numbers →
02
Register interest in plots
Get notified when new plots come up in West Oxfordshire — and signal to landowners and the council that these plots matter, helping build momentum.
03
Connect with landowners
The creation of plots always starts with landowners. Small landowners are often the easiest to work with. Reach out to your network and get talking.
About the register
Since 2016, 1,064 people have registered interest in self-build in West Oxfordshire. The council has permitted 161 plots in that time.
Of those registrations, 1,050 are on Part 1 (where the legal duty to grant permissions applies) and 14 are on Part 2 (subject to local eligibility tests).
That leaves an outstanding deficit of 842 plots — Period 7 (2022).
The case for action
1,064 people in West Oxfordshire have joined the self-build register since 2016.
The council is legally required to grant enough plot permissions to meet that demand. In the last 12 months, only 38 were granted.
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2024
Latest data
38
Plots granted (12m)
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Entry charge
03Find an architect
Architects within 20 miles of West Oxfordshire
4 practices based within 20 miles of the West Oxfordshire boundary.
ARTEL31
Recent project: House in a Field
Devizes Rural West
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Millar + Howard Workshop
Recent project: Brynloe, Chalford
Chalford
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Transition by Design
Recent project: Dilly’s Cottage
Haseley Brook
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Potter Church & Holmes Architects
Recent project: Springhill - UK's 1st CoHousing
Stroud Valley
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