Property News · February 10, 2018

Is custom build the future of housing?


The UK’s biggest experiment in self-build is in progress as almost 2,000 buyers see their grand designs become realityIt is Grand Designs on an epic scale. The first streets on the UK’s biggest mass self-build site are now taking shape, as a town of 1,900 homes ranging from naked black box minimalism to extravagantly unique designs emerges in Oxfordshire. Graven Hill is the UK’s boldest experiment ever in self-build and custom build, enabling individuals to design inspiring homes on pre-prepared plots, limited only by their imagination and their budget.The idea behind Graven Hill is that while many dream about a Grand Designs home, the reality is frustration at finding a suitable plot, battles over planning permission, scrimping around for financing, and the sheer hell of building it. But at Graven Hill, a remarkably entrepreneurial local council has bought hundreds of acres of disused Ministry of Defence land, then created the plots, the street layouts, the schools, nurseries, cycleways and even a pub. The buyer picks a “golden brick” plot – they range from space for a two-bed “pocket” home through to six-bed detacheds – then designs their home and gets it fast-tracked through the planning system. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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