North Cornwall · TR5
Project Management & Full Build in Trevellas
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. The Trevellas version of this work has its own character — Trevellas is a coastal village in the TR5 area, where sea exposure, views and seasonal pressure shape most building decisions, with a building stock that leans toward granite cottages and holiday homes.
Trevellas sits in North Cornwall — covering TR5 from St Agnes, Mount Hawke, Mithian outward.
- Cornwall AONB
- Cornish Mining World Heritage Site
- Coastal exposure zone
- ✓ Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
Local watch-list
Trevellas-specific issues we screen on the first visit.
Watch #1
AONB landscape-impact scrutiny on visible elevations
Watch #2
World Heritage Site assessment on changes visible in the mining landscape
Watch #3
Coastal exposure driving fixing, render and joinery spec
Who this is for
Trevellas 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 Trevellas is its own job.
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; the wider area forms part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, which adds a heritage assessment layer to most material changes; coastal salt-laden air around Trevellas drives detailing choices — fixings, render systems and timber treatments all need to be specified for exposure. So every Trevellas job runs as a TR5-specific piece of work — local policy, local fabric, local builders. Most of our full build package work in Trevellas lands on granite cottages, with detailing that has to nod to the wider Mount Hawke 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 Trevellas.
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
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
Our process
How a Trevellas 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
Trevellas Full Build — local questions answered.
- 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. In Trevellas specifically, we'd start by checking AONB landscape sensitivity 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Trevellas is part of St Agnes
Trevellas sits inside the St Agnes catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
See Full Build in St Agnes →Local proof — Recent full build package enquiries from Trevellas have clustered around granite cottages — we know the route through Cornwall Council on these.
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