Forgot to update this!
Finally got the keys to the house a couple of month back. What a long a stressful time it is, at first I wondered what all the fuss was about when people said how stressful it was.
Some how, the plot we wanted from plan that someone else had reserved over a year ago came up on the same weekend we got an offer on our house. Feel sorry for the one who it fell through for but we couldn't believe our luck. Almost lost it as it took 6 weeks longer than the builders had requested (they actually requested the unsigned contract back the day before our sale all went through).
Now get to wake up to this perfect view every morning and couldn't be happier
Theres a few things we had to compromise on to get that plot location and view (narrow drive inbetween us and next door which is annoying with 2 baby seats and a small back garden), but having previously lived opposite a cemetery this is a huge improvement