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One studio for new build in Redmoor
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. Redmoor sits in Mid Cornwall, and that geography ends up in the drawings — Redmoor is a china-clay village in the PL30 area, with workers housing, industrial landscape and practical family homes forming the local pattern, with a building stock that leans toward terraced houses and bungalows.
Redmoor sits in Mid Cornwall — just off the A390; covering PL30 from Lostwithiel, Lerryn, St Winnow outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓Local to Mid Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓rural policy area experience built into the fee
- ✓Same team on paper as on site
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Page purpose
Drawings only, or drawings through to handover in Redmoor?
Both routes are open on a PL30 project, and the honest answer depends on whether you already have a builder you trust. Plenty of Redmoor 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 PL30 scope, not as one opaque figure
Scope
Scope options for Redmoor clients
Not every project needs every stage. On a Redmoor job we scope to what the site and the consent route actually require.
Full design and build
One contract from first sketch to handover, with the same team on paper and on site.
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.
Measured survey
An accurate record of what is actually there, which is where most avoidable cost is removed.
Local watch-list
Redmoor-specific issues we screen on the first visit.
Watch #1
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around Redmoor
Watch #2
Party Wall notices and shallow roof voids typical of workers cottages in the PL30 district
Who this is for
Straight facts about working with us here
- Applications for Redmoor are handled through Cornwall Council, with St Austell the nearest planning office we deal with regularly.
- Design and build are offered from the same studio, which means the person answering your Redmoor questions has seen the detail built.
- Drawings, planning and building regulations are all produced in-house, so a new build enquiry does not get passed between firms.
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.
What we focus on
New Builds considerations specific to Redmoor.
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Off-grid services — package treatment plants, borehole supply, off-mains gas — are common on rural Cornish plots and need designing, not assuming.
02
Replacement dwellings have specific volumetric tests — getting the ratio between existing footprint and proposed floor area right is the difference between approval and refusal.
03
Self-build CIL exemption requires the right documentation in the right order; missing a step costs five-figure sums.
04
Cornwall's housing policy increasingly favours principal residence and replacement dwelling schemes over open-market new builds in some parishes.
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For projects in Redmoor and the PL30 area.
Local context
Why Redmoor is its own job.
Two things shape a Redmoor application: parish character and policy. On policy — ground conditions, drainage, former industrial land and simple robust materials tend to shape the design and technical brief. For new build 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 Redmoor programme tends to run on time. On terraced houses in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Lanlivery — 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.
Our process
How a Redmoor 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.
FAQs
Redmoor New Builds — local questions answered.
- 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. In Redmoor specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- We live in the house. Can a new build in Redmoor 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 Redmoor are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Redmoor is part of Lostwithiel
Redmoor sits inside the Lostwithiel catchment — we cover both as one new build territory.
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Where to go next from Redmoor
Redmoor is covered from our Lostwithiel run. Being a smaller place, the local detail matters more than the headline policy: lane access, neighbour proximity and what the immediate street already looks like.
Other services in Redmoor
Nearby places we cover
The PL30 stretch of Mid Cornwall has its own rhythm; our new build work respects it, and Cornwall Council usually responds in kind. Parish-level consultation in Redmoor is worth planning for, not reacting to.
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