Question reference: S5W-12726
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 15 November 2017
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 November 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many self-build homes have been completed in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not collect data on the number of self-build homes completed.
Information is collected from local authorities on the number of private-led housing completions relating to single-plot sites, and this is provided in the following table.
Approximate estimated number of private-led single plot housing completions in Scotland, financial years 2012-13 to 2016-17.
|
2012-13 |
1,257 |
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2013-14 |
1,241 |
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2014-15 |
1,194 |
|
2015-16 |
1,246 |
|
2016-17 |
1,361 |
Note that these figures include an estimate for Highland Council based on historical data.
Source: Scottish Government NB2 private-led new build housing returns collected from local authorities.