North Cornwall · PL30
Temple full build — a North Cornwall studio
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. On a Temple site, the brief always meets the place — Temple is a moorland-edge hamlet in the PL30 area, where exposed weather, narrow lanes and rural character set the brief, with a building stock that leans toward stone cottages and farm buildings.
Temple sits in North Cornwall — covering PL30 from Bodmin, St Breward, Washaway outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ Cornwall Council regulars across every sub-area
- ✓ Free first site visit, no obligation
- ✓ rural policy area experience built into the fee
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
Who this is for
Temple 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.
Local watch-list
Common Temple pitfalls we plan around.
Watch #1
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Local proof — Most Temple full build package clients we work with are second-time builders — they've seen the templated approach fail once already.
Get a free feasibility viewFAQs
Temple Full Build — local questions answered.
- Do you handle the whole project from drawing to finish?
- Yes — that's the model. One contract from feasibility to handover, with design, regs and build all under our roof. No coordination gap between designer and contractor. In Temple specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- 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.
- 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.
Local context
Why Temple is its own job.
The planning backdrop in North Cornwall is real, not abstract: rural policy, landscape impact and services such as drainage are usually the key constraints, especially outside settlement boundaries. For full build package specifically, 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. Treat the PL30 parish brief as the design brief and the Temple application has somewhere to land. Whether the project is on stone cottages in the centre or further out toward Bodmin, 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 Temple.
01
Single-contract delivery removes the gap between architect's intent and builder's interpretation — fewer change orders, less variation cost.
02
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
03
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
04
Cornish trades are a tight community; using contractors who've worked together before saves weeks on programme and arguments on site.
Our process
How a Temple 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 fabric
Why Temple homeowners pick a local studio for full build package.
Building stock
Across Temple (PL30) we work on stone cottages, farm buildings, isolated houses, converted barns, small rural infill. Each stock type drives a different full build package response — stone cottages in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Temple sits in the parish of Temple, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a full build package application.
Coverage
We cover PL30 from our studio, with regular full build package jobs also running in Bodmin, St Breward, Washaway. Most Temple site visits get booked within the same week.
What does a first Temple consultation cost?
Nothing. We come to the property, walk the site, talk through what works on a PL30 plot and follow up with a written feasibility note inside a week — no obligation either way.
Request a free visitTemple is part of Bodmin
Temple sits inside the Bodmin catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in Bodmin →Other services in Temple
Nearby places we cover
From initial feasibility to final handover, we manage full build package projects across Temple with careful attention to what makes North Cornwall unique.