So after a year or so of keenly following the Graven Hill project and trying to get ourselves into a position where we could actually buy a plot – we’ve finally taken the first real step! Yes, we’ve put pen to paper and reserved a plot for a 3 bedroom detached house in the first phase
It’s tempting with a newborn to just stay at home – it’s much easier that way. But it also has the danger of driving you absolutely nuts, so probably good to get out and meet other humans.
Back in the spring we visited the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon for a Graven Hill presentation, and bumped into Harvey Fremlin, the MD of the NSBRC. He asked if we’d be willing to act as a case study at their summer show, which sounded like fun. Then we realised we’d have
We keep thinking that plots at Graven Hill will become available ‘soon’. It’s driving us slightly crazy, but on a soggy Sunday in June, we went to an old airfield in Bicester to see how soon.
Now that we’ve agreed a design in principle with Tom Gresford, we’ve been able to get some draft costings formulated to see where we stand relative to our budget. So today we spoke with Tom and Mike at The Old Water Tower in Chievely.
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If, like us, you’ve been eagerly awaiting a full release of the Graven Hill self build plot details, that wait should be over for Cherwell residents. The published documentation from Graven Hill, states that local reservations are open in May 2016. That’s now! Woohooo!
It’s not all been about Graven Hill around here – we’ve also been contemplating whether there might be other plots available nearby. So we put an advert in the local newsletter (Steeple Aston Life), asking if anyone had a plot of land for sale.
Today we finally got to look at some actual drawings of a house, which is pretty exciting. Following our visit to Tom Gresford’s office a couple of weeks ago, he’s put together a concept that could work for us.
We recently attended a presentation by Phil Hulme, who is the sales and marketing director for the Graven Hill Village Development Company. This all took place at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre (NSBRC) on a sunny afternoon in Swindon.