Architectural Services
Drawings that get built.
Our architectural service is the heart of the studio — from feasibility sketches to fully approved planning and building regulation packages.
Approach
Every site has a story. Every brief has a person behind it. We start by listening.
Having completed hundreds of planning and building regulation applications over the last 30 years, you can be sure your project starts off on the right path.
What's included
A clear path from idea to approval.
Site & Feasibility Studies
Understanding what's possible on your plot — constraints, opportunities and rough costs.
Concept Design
Sketches and options that explore how the project could come together.
Planning Drawings
Detailed plans, elevations and supporting documents prepared for submission.
Planning Submission & Liaison
We submit, monitor and respond to the local authority on your behalf.
Building Regulations Drawings
Technical packages that satisfy building control and inform the build team.
Structural Coordination
Working alongside structural engineers to keep everything joined up.
Sample drawing
Building regulations, drawn properly.
Every building regs package we issue is hand-detailed at 1:50 and 1:10 — sections, construction details, beam arrangements and connections. Drawings the builder can actually build from, and building control can sign off without queries.
Architectural services
Everything you need, under one roof.
- —Architectural drawings — design, planning and construction drawings
- —Planning applications & Certificates of Lawfulness
- —Structural calculations
- —Local authority approvals & completion certificates
- —Building specifications
- —Building programmes
- —Build costings & Bills of Quantities
Common Projects
What we draw most often.
House Extensions
Single and double-storey, kitchen-diners, garden rooms and wraparounds.
Bespoke New Builds
Self-build family homes designed around the site and how you live.
Remodels & Renovations
Reworking existing homes — opening up spaces, adding light, modernising layouts.
Related
Next stage
Project management & full build
Once drawings are approved, we can take the project to completion.
See it in practice
Recent Cornwall projects
Approved planning sets, building regs drawings and built work.
Where we work
Areas we cover in Cornwall
Penzance, St Ives, Truro, Falmouth and the rest of the county.
Architectural services in Cornwall
FAQs
Cornwall architectural design — common questions.
- How much does an architectural designer cost in Cornwall?
- Householder planning packages typically run £1,800–£3,500 depending on survey work and complexity. New builds and listed work are quoted on scope. Every fee proposal is fixed before we start — no hourly billing surprises.
- Are you architects or architectural designers?
- We are architectural designers — a regulated role in the UK that covers the same drawing, planning and building regulations work most homeowners need. Only listed-building work at scale typically requires a chartered architect.
- Do you cover the whole of Cornwall?
- Yes. The studio is based near Penzance but we work across the county — Penwith, the Lizard, the Roseland, mid and north Cornwall, the south coast and the Tamar Valley. Site visits are built into every project.
- Do you offer a free consultation?
- Yes. The first conversation is free — either on site, in our studio or on a video call. You leave with a clear sense of what's possible, what the planning route looks like and a written fee proposal.
- Can you handle planning and building regulations drawings?
- Both, in-house. Planning drawings get you consent; building regulations drawings get the house built. We prepare both — fully coordinated — so nothing falls between the two stages.
- How long does the design and planning process take?
- Allow around three to four months from first site visit to a planning decision on a typical householder project — six to nine months on full planning for a new dwelling. We programme each stage upfront so you know what to expect.
Ready when you are