Roseland · TR2
One studio for new build in Tregony
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. Working in Tregony means starting from the TR2 context — Tregony is an AONB former rotten borough at the head of the Fal estuary, with a wide Georgian high street and one of Cornwall's quieter period property markets, with a building stock that leans toward Georgian townhouses on Fore Street and Edwardian houses.
Tregony sits in Roseland — covering TR2 from Veryan outward.
- Conservation Area
- Cornwall AONB
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ Plain-English feasibility before any drawings
- ✓ Local to Roseland — not a national franchise
Our process
How a Tregony 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 — Recent new build enquiries from Tregony have clustered around Georgian townhouses on Fore Street — we know the route through Cornwall Council on these.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
New Builds considerations specific to Tregony.
01
Replacement dwellings have specific volumetric tests — getting the ratio between existing footprint and proposed floor area right is the difference between approval and refusal.
02
Self-build CIL exemption requires the right documentation in the right order; missing a step costs five-figure sums.
03
Cornwall's housing policy increasingly favours principal residence and replacement dwelling schemes over open-market new builds in some parishes.
04
AONB and Heritage Coast designations apply to large stretches of the county; isolated new builds outside settlement boundaries face a much higher policy bar.
Local context
Why Tregony is its own job.
Two things shape a Tregony application: parish character and policy. On policy — conservation Area covers the historic high street and church; AONB across the parish. Former borough heritage and listed buildings shape design considerations. For new build specifically, parts of Tregony sit within a designated Conservation Area, which means materials, fenestration and roof pitches all need to read sympathetically with the existing streetscape; 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 Tregony programme tends to run on time. On Georgian townhouses on Fore Street in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Grampound — 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
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Tregony new build.
Watch #1
Conservation Area material and fenestration controls in central Tregony
Watch #2
AONB landscape-impact scrutiny on visible elevations
Watch #3
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Local fabric
What sets a Tregony new build brief apart.
Building stock
Across Tregony (TR2) we work on Georgian townhouses on Fore Street, Victorian villas, Edwardian houses, post-war bungalows, modern AONB-sensitive infill. Each stock type drives a different new build response — Georgian townhouses on Fore Street in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Tregony is its own town in Roseland, with planning history that's specific to the TR2 catchment.
Coverage
We cover TR2 from our studio, with regular new build jobs also running in Veryan, Grampound. Most Tregony site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Tregony?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Tregony builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Tregony 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
Tregony 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 Tregony specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary 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.
- 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.
Other services in Tregony
Nearby places we cover
If you're balancing ambition against TR2 planning realism, our Tregony new build work threads that needle without the usual drama.