You can now sign up for the 2024 garden waste service. We charge £40 per year for up to 23 fortnightly garden waste collections, between the end of January/early February to mid-December, regardless of when you sign up, so why not sign up early! You can now choose to pay by direct debit or debit/credit card. Find out more.

Self build and custom build homes

Am I eligible?

Following the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Regulations (2016), in order to successfully register you must:

Be aged 18 or over
Be a British citizen, a national of a EEA State other than the United Kingdom, or a national of Switzerland
Be seeking (either alone or with others) to acquire a serviced plot of land for your own self-build and custom housebuilding project
Pay a registration fee to Lichfield District Council of £100(+VAT)

If you would like more information the self-build portal is a government endorsed website: www.selfbuildportal.org.uk