Mid Cornwall · TR3
Full Build that reads Threemilestone properly
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. A Threemilestone brief starts on the street, not the screen — Threemilestone is the western residential and retail-park suburb of Truro, with the West Cornwall Hospital site nearby and significant new estate development on the Langarth Garden Village land, with a building stock that leans toward modern Persimmon, Bellway and Wainhomes estates and office and retail conversions.
Threemilestone sits in Mid Cornwall — covering TR3 from Truro, Shortlanesend, Playing Place outward.
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Local to Mid Cornwall — not a national franchise
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Threemilestone full build package.
Watch #1
Parish-level character expectations that don't appear on any policy map
Who this is for
Threemilestone 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 context
Why Threemilestone is its own job.
Around Threemilestone (TR3), outside Conservation Area and AONB. Langarth Garden Village (3,500+ homes) is reshaping the west of Truro with strict design code expectations on adjacent sites. For full build package specifically, Threemilestone sits outside the headline designations, which usually gives a slightly more flexible starting point — but parish-level character still matters. Reading Threemilestone properly up front saves more time than any drawing tool ever will. Most of our full build package work in Threemilestone lands on modern Persimmon, Bellway and Wainhomes estates, with detailing that has to nod to the wider Playing Place streetscape.
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 Threemilestone.
01
Cornish trades are a tight community; using contractors who've worked together before saves weeks on programme and arguments on site.
02
Weather windows on Cornish coastal sites are short — getting the building watertight before autumn matters more here than in central England.
03
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
04
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
Our process
How a Threemilestone 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
Threemilestone Full Build — local questions answered.
- How do you handle changes during the build?
- Weekly client meetings, written change requests, costed and signed before work proceeds. No surprise invoices. In Threemilestone specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Threemilestone is part of Truro
Threemilestone sits inside the Truro catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in Truro →Local proof — Most Threemilestone homeowners come to us after a full build package quote elsewhere felt vague on planning — we lead with feasibility instead.
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For Threemilestone homeowners weighing up a full build package, the right starting point is honest feasibility — that's what we lead with, before any drawings.