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Roche full build package — feasibility first, drawings second
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. In Roche, that work is shaped by the place itself — Roche is a village in the heart of china clay country with the dramatic Roche Rock and St Michael's Chapel on its outskirts, a fifteenth-century parish church and a tight Conservation Area, with a building stock that leans toward post-war estates and Victorian terraces.
Roche sits in Mid Cornwall — just off the A390; covering PL26 from Bugle, St Austell outward.
- Conservation Area
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓30+ years of Cornwall Council approvals
- ✓Conservation Area experience built into the fee
- ✓Cornwall Council Mid sub-area regulars
- ✓Free first site visit, no obligation
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Local watch-list
The PL26 constraints that shape a full build package brief.
Watch #1
Conservation Area controls on materials, window proportions and roof form through central Roche
Watch #2
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around Roche
Watch #3
Party Wall notices and shallow roof voids typical of traditional cob and granite cottages in the PL26 district
Who this is for
In Roche the full build package brief is almost always a private homeowner improving a forever home — so we lead with feasibility and long-term value, not show-home rhetoric.
Who this is for
Why this page exists, and who it is for
- Drawings, planning and building regulations are all produced in-house, so a full build package enquiry does not get passed between firms.
- Designated-area work is routine here, so heritage and landscape statements are produced alongside the drawings rather than outsourced.
- Applications for Roche are handled through Cornwall Council, with St Austell the nearest planning office we deal with regularly.
Planning rules change and every site is different. For the final position on your address, check with Cornwall Council as the local planning authority or the Planning Portal.
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Follow the chain: survey, drawings, build
We cover Roche and the wider PL26 district directly. Full Build enquiries here are common enough that we know the constraints before the first visit.
Page purpose
How a Roche build actually runs
This is delivery, not paperwork. The value here is programme, sequencing and a single point of responsibility for a PL26 site. In Roche that usually means access, storage and neighbour management get planned before the first delivery arrives.
- Site set-up planned around Roche access, parking and delivery constraints
- One programme covering trades, inspections and building control sign-off
- Materials specified for local exposure, not a generic national spec
- Weekly progress contact so decisions never hold up the programme
Scope
What we can draw, survey and build around Roche
Clients in Roche take different slices of this list, and that is deliberate.
Full design and build
One contract from first sketch to handover, with the same team on paper and on site.
Heritage and design statements
Written justification where designation makes the design case as important as the drawing.
Measured survey
An accurate record of what is actually there, which is where most avoidable cost is removed.
Local context
Why Roche is its own job.
Locally, conservation Area covers the village core. Roche Rock SSSI and listed chapel, plus surrounding clay pits, shape most planning conversations. For full build package specifically, parts of Roche sit within a designated Conservation Area, which means materials, fenestration and roof pitches all need to read sympathetically with the existing streetscape; Cornwall Council's Local Plan applies tighter tests to isolated rural dwellings here, so design rationale and policy fit need to be set out clearly from the outset. Which is why we scope Roche projects parish-up, not template-down — the PL26 context shapes the design from day one. Whether the project is on post-war estates in the centre or further out toward Bugle, the full build package response is locally tuned.
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.
What we focus on
Full Build considerations specific to Roche.
01
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
02
Weather windows on Cornish coastal sites are short — getting the building watertight before autumn matters more here than in central England.
03
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
04
Cornish trades are a tight community; using contractors who've worked together before saves weeks on programme and arguments on site.
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Our process
How a Roche 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.
FAQs
Roche Full Build — local questions answered.
- 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. In Roche specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary before committing to a direction.
- 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.
- 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.
- We live in the house. Can a full build package in Roche be done while we stay put?
- Usually yes for single-storey and rear work, with a temporary kitchen or bathroom arrangement agreed before the start. Whole-house remodels and roof work in Roche are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
- 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.
Local proof — Recent full build package enquiries from Roche have clustered around post-war estates — we know the route through Cornwall Council on these.
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