North Cornwall · EX23
One studio for full build package in Poundstock
Once drawings are approved, the build is the bit that decides whether you get the home you imagined or a frustrating compromise. We deliver projects on a single contract — design, drawings, approvals and construction — so the team that drew it is the team that builds it. Poundstock sits in North Cornwall, and that geography ends up in the drawings — Poundstock is a coastal village in the EX23 area, where sea exposure, views and seasonal pressure shape most building decisions, with a building stock that leans toward bungalows and granite cottages.
Poundstock sits in North Cornwall — covering EX23 from Bude, Stratton, Poughill outward.
- Cornwall AONB
- Coastal exposure zone
- ✓ Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
Our process
How a Poundstock full build package project runs.
Step 1
Pre-construction
Programme, procurement, contractor briefing and site setup.
Step 2
Substructure
Foundations, drainage, ground beams — the unglamorous bit that decides everything later.
Step 3
Superstructure
Frame, roof, glazing — getting the building watertight.
Step 4
First and second fix
Services, plaster, joinery, kitchens and bathrooms.
Step 5
Snag and handover
Final inspection, building control sign-off, handover pack and aftercare.
Full builds run from twelve weeks for small extensions to eighteen months for new build family homes.
Local proof — Most Poundstock homeowners come to us after a full build package quote elsewhere felt vague on planning — we lead with feasibility instead.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
Full Build considerations specific to Poundstock.
01
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
02
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
03
Cornish trades are a tight community; using contractors who've worked together before saves weeks on programme and arguments on site.
04
Weather windows on Cornish coastal sites are short — getting the building watertight before autumn matters more here than in central England.
Local context
Why Poundstock is its own job.
Two things shape a Poundstock application: parish character and policy. On policy — coastal setting and landscape sensitivity mean rooflines, glazing, drainage and external materials need careful handling from the first sketch. For full build package specifically, the surrounding landscape falls inside the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, so massing, height and landscape impact carry extra weight in any planning decision; coastal salt-laden air around Poundstock drives detailing choices — fixings, render systems and timber treatments all need to be specified for exposure. Get that local reading right and the rest of the Poundstock programme tends to run on time. On bungalows in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Flexbury — the full build package brief always has to read the existing fabric first.
Planning note
Build delivery doesn't need planning, but planning conditions often dictate site setup, materials and working hours — we read every condition and build the programme around them.
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Poundstock full build package.
Watch #1
AONB landscape-impact scrutiny on visible elevations
Watch #2
Coastal exposure driving fixing, render and joinery spec
Poundstock is part of Bude
Poundstock sits inside the Bude catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in Bude →Local fabric
What sets a Poundstock full build package brief apart.
Building stock
Across Poundstock (EX23) we work on granite cottages, rendered coastal houses, holiday homes, bungalows, replacement dwellings. Each stock type drives a different full build package response — bungalows in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Poundstock sits in the parish of Poundstock, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a full build package application.
Coverage
We cover EX23 from our studio, with regular full build package jobs also running in Bude, Stratton, Poughill. Most Poundstock site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Poundstock?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Poundstock builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Poundstock runs the full mix — owner-occupier, holiday-let, commercial and the occasional smallholding — so we scope every full build package enquiry from the use-class up.
FAQs
Poundstock Full Build — local questions answered.
- Can you build from someone else's drawings?
- Yes, with a review. We'll happily build from approved drawings produced elsewhere, after a technical review to confirm the design holds up at construction stage. In Poundstock specifically, we'd start by checking AONB landscape sensitivity before committing to a direction.
- How do you handle changes during the build?
- Weekly client meetings, written change requests, costed and signed before work proceeds. No surprise invoices.
- Are you insured?
- Public liability, employer's liability and contractor's all-risks cover are in place for every project, with certificates available before contract signing.
- What guarantees and aftercare do you offer?
- Standard twelve-month defects period, plus product and workmanship warranties on relevant elements. We're a Cornish business — you'll still find us in the same studio in five years' time.
- Fixed price or open book?
- Both. Fixed price suits well-defined projects with clear specs; open book suits renovations and listed work where the unknowns only reveal themselves once you start opening things up. We'll recommend the right route.
Other services in Poundstock
Nearby places we cover
Every Poundstock full build package we work on is treated as a EX23 job in its own right — local fabric, local policy, local builders.