Mid Cornwall · PL26
New Builds for Tregorrick (PL26)
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 Tregorrick means starting from the PL26 context — Tregorrick is a town-edge neighbourhood in the PL26 area, where modern housing, larger gardens and edge-of-settlement plots create practical development opportunities, with a building stock that leans toward detached houses and modern estates.
Tregorrick sits in Mid Cornwall — covering PL26 from St Austell, Bugle, St Dennis outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Local to Mid Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Measured-survey accuracy from day one
- ✓ Free first site visit, no obligation
Our process
How a Tregorrick 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 — Our Mid Cornwall workload means a Tregorrick new build project never has to wait for an out-of-county team to drive down.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
New Builds considerations specific to Tregorrick.
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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.
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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.
Local context
Why Tregorrick is its own job.
In Tregorrick the planning picture is specific: neighbour amenity, highways, drainage and the transition from built-up edge to countryside are usually the planning pressure points. 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. That local reading is what makes a Tregorrick (PL26) project different from a generic Cornwall scheme — and is the whole reason we work this way. On detached houses in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Nanpean — 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
Common Tregorrick pitfalls we plan around.
Watch #1
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Tregorrick is part of St Austell
Tregorrick sits inside the St Austell catchment — we cover both as one new build territory.
See New Builds in St Austell →Local fabric
Tregorrick new builds — the local-studio difference.
Building stock
Across Tregorrick (PL26) we work on modern estates, bungalows, semis, detached houses, infill plots. Each stock type drives a different new build response — detached houses in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Tregorrick sits in the parish of Tregorrick, which matters for how parish-level consultation lands on a new build application.
Coverage
We cover PL26 from our studio, with regular new build jobs also running in St Austell, Bugle, St Dennis. Most Tregorrick site visits get booked within the same week.
Can you handle both planning and build in Tregorrick?
Yes — design, planning, building regs and full construction run under one roof. For clients with an existing Tregorrick builder we can stop at a tender-ready Full Plans pack instead.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Tregorrick 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
Tregorrick 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 Tregorrick specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history before committing to a direction.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Other services in Tregorrick
Nearby places we cover
If you're balancing ambition against PL26 planning realism, our Tregorrick new build work threads that needle without the usual drama.