North Cornwall · PL30 · Cornwall Council North
One studio for new build in St Tudy
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 St Tudy starts with a measured walk-round — St Tudy is a rural parish in the PL30 area, with farmsteads, lanes and scattered homes defining its built character, with a building stock that leans toward converted barns and smallholdings.
St Tudy sits in North Cornwall — just off the A39; covering PL30 from Bodmin, St Breward, Washaway outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓Free first site visit, no obligation
- ✓Same team on paper as on site
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Page purpose
Drawings only, or drawings through to handover in St Tudy?
Both routes are open on a PL30 project, and the honest answer depends on whether you already have a builder you trust. Plenty of St Tudy 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 St Tudy clients
These stages can be bought separately. Most PL30 projects use three of them.
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.
Planning application drawings
Existing and proposed plans, elevations, site and block plans drawn to validation standard.
Construction and technical drawings
1:10 and 1:20 details for the parts of the job builders normally have to guess at.
Local watch-list
St Tudy-specific issues we screen on the first visit.
Watch #1
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around St Tudy
Who this is for
Straight facts about working with us here
- Drawings, planning and building regulations are all produced in-house, so a new build enquiry does not get passed between firms.
- Applications for St Tudy are handled through Cornwall Council, with Bodmin the nearest planning office we deal with regularly.
- Design and build are offered from the same studio, which means the person answering your St Tudy questions has seen the detail built.
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 St Tudy.
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Self-build CIL exemption requires the right documentation in the right order; missing a step costs five-figure sums.
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Cornwall's housing policy increasingly favours principal residence and replacement dwelling schemes over open-market new builds in some parishes.
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AONB and Heritage Coast designations apply to large stretches of the county; isolated new builds outside settlement boundaries face a much higher policy bar.
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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.
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For projects in St Tudy and the PL30 area.
Local context
Why St Tudy is its own job.
Two things shape a St Tudy 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, 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 St Tudy programme tends to run on time. On converted barns in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Nanstallon — 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 St Tudy 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
St Tudy New Builds — local questions answered.
- 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. In St Tudy 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 St Tudy 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 St Tudy are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
St Tudy is part of Bodmin
St Tudy sits inside the Bodmin catchment — we cover both as one new build territory.
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Where to go next from St Tudy
St Tudy is covered from our Bodmin 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 St Tudy
Nearby places we cover
From initial feasibility to final handover, we manage new build projects across St Tudy with careful attention to what makes North Cornwall unique. converted barns in particular need a tailored structural answer.
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