PART 1Development planning

Development planning

8List of persons seeking land for self-build housing

1

The Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 is amended as follows.

2

After section 16D insert—

16EPublication of list of persons seeking land for self-build housing

1

A planning authority are to prepare and maintain a list of persons who have registered interest with the authority with the intention of acquiring land in the authority's area for self-build housing.

2

A planning authority are to publish the list in such manner as the authority consider appropriate (as for example by means of the internet).

3

For the purpose of subsection (1), self-build housing is where an individual commissions or (whether acting alone or with other individuals) 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.