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Ludgvan new builds — a West Cornwall studio
A bespoke new build is the longest project we do, and the most rewarding. From plot appraisal through planning, building regulations and construction, you work with one team from the first sketch to the handover walk-round. In Ludgvan, that work is shaped by the place itself — Ludgvan is a hilltop village above the A30 north-east of Penzance, with views down to Mounts Bay and a substantial fifteenth-century church at its core, with a building stock that leans toward traditional granite cottages around the church and modern infill on field-edge plots.
Ludgvan sits in West Cornwall — just off the A30; covering TR20 from Long Rock, Gulval, Crowlas outward.
- Conservation Area
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓Free first site visit, no obligation
- ✓Plain-English feasibility before any drawings
- ✓Local to West Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓Same team on paper as on site
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Who this is for
In Ludgvan the new build brief is almost always a private homeowner improving a forever home — so we lead with feasibility and long-term value, not show-home rhetoric.
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Ludgvan new build.
Watch #1
Conservation Area controls on materials, window proportions and roof form through central Ludgvan
Watch #2
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around Ludgvan
Watch #3
Party Wall notices and shallow roof voids typical of traditional granite cottages around the church in the TR20 district
Local proof — We typically have one or two new build jobs live in the TR20 area at any time, so the local planning officers know our drawings on sight.
Get a free feasibility viewFAQs
Ludgvan New Builds — local questions answered.
- How much does a new build cost?
- Realistic budgets in Cornwall start around £2,800 per square metre for a good-quality build and rise quickly with bespoke joinery, large glazing, complex sites and high-spec finishes. We work to your number, not against it. In Ludgvan specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary before committing to a direction.
- Can you handle a self-build for me?
- Yes — from feasibility to handover. Many of our clients start as 'self-builders' on paper, then hand the actual build to us once they realise how much project management it takes.
- We live in the house. Can a new build in Ludgvan be done while we stay put?
- Usually yes for single-storey and rear work, with a temporary kitchen or bathroom arrangement agreed before the start. Whole-house remodels and roof work in Ludgvan are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
- Can I build a new house on my plot in Cornwall?
- Sometimes yes, sometimes no — and the honest answer needs a planning policy review of the specific site. Settlement boundary, designations, access and policy on isolated dwellings all weigh in. We give a frank read at first consultation rather than a sales pitch.
- What about utilities, drainage and access?
- All designed and applied for as part of the package — water, electric, off-mains drainage where mains isn't viable, and highways access agreement with Cornwall Council where required.
- What's a replacement dwelling and is mine eligible?
- If a habitable dwelling exists on the plot, you can often replace it — within volumetric and design constraints set by Cornwall's Local Plan. Derelict structures sometimes qualify, sometimes don't, depending on lawful use history.
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For projects in Ludgvan and the TR20 area.
Who this is for
Why this page exists, and who it is for
- Drawings, planning and building regulations are all produced in-house, so a new build enquiry does not get passed between firms.
- Designated-area work is routine here, so heritage and landscape statements are produced alongside the drawings rather than outsourced.
- Applications for Ludgvan are handled through Cornwall Council, with Truro the nearest planning office we deal with regularly.
Planning rules change and every site is different. For the final position on your address, check with Cornwall Council as the local planning authority or the Planning Portal.
Keep reading
Follow the chain: survey, drawings, build
We cover Ludgvan and the wider TR20 district directly. New Builds enquiries here are common enough that we know the constraints before the first visit.
Page purpose
Drawings only, or drawings through to handover in Ludgvan?
Both routes are open on a TR20 project, and the honest answer depends on whether you already have a builder you trust. Plenty of Ludgvan clients take the drawings, tender them locally, then come back to us for the build if the numbers do not stack up.
- Route one: feasibility, planning and a tender-ready technical pack
- Route two: the same pack, then the build under one contract
- Either way the survey and feasibility work is identical, so the decision can wait
- Fees quoted per stage against the TR20 scope, not as one opaque figure
Scope
What we can draw, survey and build around Ludgvan
Clients in Ludgvan take different slices of this list, and that is deliberate.
Building regulation drawings
Full Plans sets with sections, construction notes and coordinated structural information.
Structural coordination
Calculations coordinated with the drawings so building control sees one consistent story.
Planning application drawings
Existing and proposed plans, elevations, site and block plans drawn to validation standard.
Full design and build
One contract from first sketch to handover, with the same team on paper and on site.
Measured survey
An accurate record of what is actually there, which is where most avoidable cost is removed.
Local context
Why Ludgvan is its own job.
The planning backdrop in West Cornwall is real, not abstract: conservation Area covers the village core including the church; AONB lies just to the south. Active parish input on edge-of-village schemes and isolated dwelling proposals. For new build specifically, parts of Ludgvan sit within a designated Conservation Area, which means materials, fenestration and roof pitches all need to read sympathetically with the existing streetscape; 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 TR20 parish brief as the design brief and the Ludgvan application has somewhere to land. Whether the project is on traditional granite cottages around the church in the centre or further out toward Long Rock, the new build response is locally tuned.
Planning note
Cornwall's planning policy on new dwellings is among the most restrictive in England outside Greater London. The first conversation should be a planning conversation, not a design one.
What we focus on
New Builds considerations specific to Ludgvan.
01
Off-grid services — package treatment plants, borehole supply, off-mains gas — are common on rural Cornish plots and need designing, not assuming.
02
Cornwall's housing policy increasingly favours principal residence and replacement dwelling schemes over open-market new builds in some parishes.
03
AONB and Heritage Coast designations apply to large stretches of the county; isolated new builds outside settlement boundaries face a much higher policy bar.
04
Replacement dwellings have specific volumetric tests — getting the ratio between existing footprint and proposed floor area right is the difference between approval and refusal.
Our process
How a Ludgvan new build project runs.
Step 1
Plot review
Site visit, planning history check, designation review and an honest feasibility verdict.
Step 2
Concept design
Sketches that test the plot in massing, orientation and approach before any drawings are committed.
Step 3
Planning
Pre-app, full planning, consultee management and condition discharge.
Step 4
Technical design and build prep
Building regs, structural design, services strategy and contractor procurement.
Step 5
Construction and handover
Build delivered under contract administration with regular client reviews.
Most bespoke new builds run eighteen to thirty months from instruction to keys, depending on site, planning route and build complexity.
Local fabric
Choosing a new build team that actually knows TR20.
Building stock
Across Ludgvan (TR20) we work on traditional granite cottages around the church, Victorian villas, post-war bungalows, modern infill on field-edge plots. Each stock type drives a different new build response — traditional granite cottages around the church in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Ludgvan is its own town in West Cornwall, with planning history that's specific to the TR20 catchment.
Coverage
We cover TR20 from our studio, with regular new build jobs also running in Long Rock, Gulval, Crowlas. Most Ludgvan site visits get booked within the same week.
What does a first Ludgvan consultation cost?
Nothing. We come to the property, walk the site, talk through what works on a TR20 plot and follow up with a written feasibility note inside a week — no obligation either way.
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