Roseland · TR2
One studio for new build in Philleigh
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. The way we approach new build in Philleigh starts with a measured walk-round — Philleigh is a rural parish in the TR2 area, with farmsteads, lanes and scattered homes defining its built character, with a building stock that leans toward rural cottages and scattered modern homes.
Philleigh sits in Roseland — covering TR2 from Tregony, Ruan Lanihorne, Truro outward.
- Cornwall AONB
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Local to Roseland — not a national franchise
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
Our process
How a Philleigh 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 proof — Most Philleigh new build 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
New Builds considerations specific to Philleigh.
01
Self-build CIL exemption requires the right documentation in the right order; missing a step costs five-figure sums.
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
Off-grid services — package treatment plants, borehole supply, off-mains gas — are common on rural Cornish plots and need designing, not assuming.
Local context
Why Philleigh is its own job.
Two things shape a Philleigh application: parish character and policy. On policy — open-countryside policy, access lanes, drainage and agricultural building history all need to be addressed before drawings go too far. For new build 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; 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 Philleigh programme tends to run on time. On rural cottages in particular — the kind you'll also find toward St Austell — the new build brief always has to read the existing fabric first.
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.
Local watch-list
The TR2 constraints that shape a new build brief.
Watch #1
AONB landscape-impact scrutiny on visible elevations
Watch #2
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Philleigh is part of Tregony
Philleigh sits inside the Tregony catchment — we cover both as one new build territory.
See New Builds in Tregony →Local fabric
One TR2 studio, one new build job — start to finish.
Building stock
Across Philleigh (TR2) we work on farmhouses, converted barns, rural cottages, smallholdings, scattered modern homes. Each stock type drives a different new build response — rural cottages in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Philleigh sits in the parish of Philleigh, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a new build application.
Coverage
We cover TR2 from our studio, with regular new build jobs also running in Tregony, Ruan Lanihorne, Truro. Most Philleigh site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Philleigh?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Philleigh builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Philleigh runs the full mix — owner-occupier, holiday-let, commercial and the occasional smallholding — so we scope every new build enquiry from the use-class up.
FAQs
Philleigh New Builds — local questions answered.
- 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. In Philleigh specifically, we'd start by checking AONB landscape sensitivity before committing to a direction.
- 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.
- How long does the whole project take?
- Allow six to twelve months for design and approvals, then ten to fourteen months on site for a typical four-bedroom new build. Complex sites or long planning routes extend that.
- 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.
- 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.
Other services in Philleigh
Nearby places we cover
The TR2 stretch of Roseland has its own rhythm; our new build work respects it, and Cornwall Council usually responds in kind.