Roseland · TR2 · Cornwall Council Mid
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 — just off the A3078; covering TR2 from Veryan, Ruan Lanihorne, Philleigh 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
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Drawings only, or drawings through to handover in Tregony?
Both routes are open on a TR2 project, and the honest answer depends on whether you already have a builder you trust. Plenty of Tregony 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 TR2 scope, not as one opaque figure
Scope
Scope options for Tregony clients
These stages can be bought separately. Most TR2 projects use three of them.
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.
Measured survey
An accurate record of what is actually there, which is where most avoidable cost is removed.
Structural coordination
Calculations coordinated with the drawings so building control sees one consistent story.
Full design and build
One contract from first sketch to handover, with the same team on paper and on site.
Local watch-list
Local snags worth knowing before drawing a Tregony new build.
Watch #1
Conservation Area controls on materials, window proportions and roof form through central Tregony
Watch #2
AONB landscape-impact testing on anything read in long views across Roseland
Watch #3
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around Tregony
Who this is for
Straight facts about working with us here
- Applications for Tregony are handled through Cornwall Council, with St Austell the nearest planning office we deal with regularly.
- Designated-area work is routine here, so heritage and landscape statements are produced alongside the drawings rather than outsourced.
- 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 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.
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For projects in Tregony and the TR2 area.
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.
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.
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.
- We live in the house. Can a new build in Tregony 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 Tregony are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
Tregony is the hub for these neighbourhoods
We run new builds across Tregony and the surrounding TR2 neighbourhoods — same studio, same site team.
- Philleigh
TR2
- Ruan Lanihorne
TR2
Keep reading
Where to go next from Tregony
Tregony works as a hub for us: the same new build team covers Philleigh, Ruan Lanihorne and the surrounding TR2 villages, so a site visit here often takes in more than one address.
Other services in Tregony
Nearby places we cover
Local neighbourhoods in Tregony
The TR2 stretch of Roseland has its own rhythm; our new build work respects it, and Cornwall Council usually responds in kind. Lane access and rural policy tests shape what is realistic on an isolated plot.
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