North Cornwall · EX22
Whitstone 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. Anchor any Whitstone full build package in the local fabric and the rest follows — Whitstone is a rural parish in the EX22 area, with farmsteads, lanes and scattered homes defining its built character, with a building stock that leans toward converted barns and rural cottages.
Whitstone sits in North Cornwall — covering EX22 from Bude, Stratton, Poughill outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ rural policy area experience built into the fee
- ✓ Cornwall Council regulars across every sub-area
- ✓ 30+ years of Cornwall Council approvals
- ✓ Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
Who this is for
Whitstone 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 Whitstone pitfalls we plan around.
Watch #1
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Local proof — Most Whitstone homeowners come to us after a full build package quote elsewhere felt vague on planning — we lead with feasibility instead.
Get a free feasibility viewFAQs
Whitstone 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 Whitstone specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Local context
Why Whitstone is its own job.
The planning backdrop in North Cornwall is real, not abstract: open-countryside policy, access lanes, drainage and agricultural building history all need to be addressed before drawings go too far. 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 EX22 parish brief as the design brief and the Whitstone application has somewhere to land. Whether the project is on converted barns in the centre or further out toward Bude, 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 Whitstone.
01
Single-contract delivery removes the gap between architect's intent and builder's interpretation — fewer change orders, less variation cost.
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
Off-grid sites need their own water, drainage and power solutions designed and procured rather than assumed.
Our process
How a Whitstone 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
Choosing a full build package team that actually knows EX22.
Building stock
Across Whitstone (EX22) we work on farmhouses, converted barns, rural cottages, smallholdings, scattered modern homes. Each stock type drives a different full build package response — converted barns in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Whitstone sits in the parish of Whitstone, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a full build package application.
Coverage
We cover EX22 from our studio, with regular full build package jobs also running in Bude, Stratton, Poughill. Most Whitstone site visits get booked within the same week.
What does a first Whitstone consultation cost?
Nothing. We come to the property, walk the site, talk through what works on a EX22 plot and follow up with a written feasibility note inside a week — no obligation either way.
Request a free visitWhitstone is part of Bude
Whitstone sits inside the Bude catchment — we cover both as one full build package territory.
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Nearby places we cover
A full build package in Whitstone stands or falls on how well it reads the street — we treat that as the design brief, not an afterthought.