Mid Cornwall · PL24
One studio for full build package in Tregrehan
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. Working in Tregrehan means starting from the PL24 context — Tregrehan is an estate-influenced village in the PL24 area, with designed landscape, older cottages and rural edges close together, with a building stock that leans toward converted outbuildings and estate cottages.
Tregrehan sits in Mid Cornwall — covering PL24 from St Austell, Bugle, St Dennis outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Cornwall Council regulars across every sub-area
- ✓ Local to Mid Cornwall — not a national franchise
Our process
How a Tregrehan 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 Tregrehan full build package clients we work with are second-time builders — they've seen the templated approach fail once already.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
Full Build considerations specific to Tregrehan.
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
Single-contract delivery removes the gap between architect's intent and builder's interpretation — fewer change orders, less variation cost.
04
Material lead times to Cornwall are longer than the M5 corridor; sequencing orders early protects the build programme.
Local context
Why Tregrehan is its own job.
Two things shape a Tregrehan application: parish character and policy. On policy — landscape setting, curtilage history and estate character need a precise design rationale rather than a standard suburban approach. 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. Get that local reading right and the rest of the Tregrehan programme tends to run on time. On converted outbuildings in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Nanpean — 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
The PL24 constraints that shape a full build package brief.
Watch #1
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Tregrehan is part of St Austell
Tregrehan sits inside the St Austell catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in St Austell →Local fabric
One PL24 studio, one full build package job — start to finish.
Building stock
Across Tregrehan (PL24) we work on estate cottages, farm buildings, detached homes, converted outbuildings, small infill plots. Each stock type drives a different full build package response — converted outbuildings in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Tregrehan sits in the parish of Tregrehan, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a full build package application.
Coverage
We cover PL24 from our studio, with regular full build package jobs also running in St Austell, Bugle, St Dennis. Most Tregrehan site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Tregrehan?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Tregrehan builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Tregrehan 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
Tregrehan 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 Tregrehan specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other services in Tregrehan
Nearby places we cover
If you're balancing ambition against PL24 planning realism, our Tregrehan full build package work threads that needle without the usual drama.