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  1. Welcome to Planning Portal
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  3. Common projects
  4. Self-build homes
  5. Find a trade professional

Self-build homes

Find a trade professional
  1. Planning a self-build home
  2. Modular homes
  3. Location and acquiring land
  4. Brownfield registers
  5. Planning permission and self-build projects
  6. Financing a self-build home
  7. Community Infrastructure Levy
  8. Sustainability
  9. Find a trade professional
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Find a trade professional

Once you have found suitable land and financing you will need to take the next steps to begin work. This may involve finding a trade professional who can help you to move your project forward, unless you are building the house yourself.

You may need the services of a builder or planning consultant to support your project. The Planning Portal has teamed up with quality service providers to help you achieve your aims and begin your build.

Access the RTPI Directory of Planning Consultants1, as well as the Federation of Master Builders' 'find a builder' service2, to find a trade professional for your project.

Find a Trade Professional

Use our partner directories to find a planning or building professional to help with your project or development.

Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional)

Find a professional


Useful links

Make an application (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/app/applications)

Make an application

Speak to an expert (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/planning-guidance-service)

Speak to an expert

Studio Charrette consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator)

Studio Charrette consultancy calculator

Sell your site with Land Match (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/commercial-developments/sell-your-site)

Sell your site with Land Match
    1. https://www.rtpiconsultants.co.uk/#/
    2. https://www.fmb.org.uk/find-a-builder.html?utm_source=pportal&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=fab

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