Section 8 List of persons seeking land for self-build housingI1

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

After section 16D insert—

“Publication of list of persons seeking land for self-build housing

16E

(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.”.