Housing and planning minister Alok Sharma MP recently attended the official opening of the UK’s first plot shop, serving Graven Hill (GH) in Bicester. The scheme is Britain’s largest self and custom build development, with up to 1,900 plots available. Since the shop’s soft launch in May this year, it has proved integral to the success of the GH programme. “The journey to building your own home can now start on the high street,”said Sharma. “Through diversifying the housing market in this way, we can give people greater choice over the properties they live in.”