North Cornwall · EX22 · Cornwall Council North
New Builds for Week St Mary (EX22)
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 Week St Mary means starting from the EX22 context — Week St Mary is a rural parish in the EX22 area, with farmsteads, lanes and scattered homes defining its built character, with a building stock that leans toward scattered modern homes and converted barns.
Week St Mary sits in North Cornwall — just off the A39; covering EX22 from Bude, Stratton, Poughill outward.
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓Same team on paper as on site
- ✓Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
- ✓Local to North Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
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Drawings only, or drawings through to handover in Week St Mary?
Both routes are open on a EX22 project, and the honest answer depends on whether you already have a builder you trust. Plenty of Week St Mary 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 EX22 scope, not as one opaque figure
Scope
Scope options for Week St Mary clients
These stages can be bought separately. Most EX22 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.
Measured survey
An accurate record of what is actually there, which is where most avoidable cost is removed.
Construction and technical drawings
1:10 and 1:20 details for the parts of the job builders normally have to guess at.
Structural coordination
Calculations coordinated with the drawings so building control sees one consistent story.
Local watch-list
Common Week St Mary pitfalls we plan around.
Watch #1
Local Plan tests on isolated dwellings, plus lane access for plant and deliveries around Week St Mary
Who this is for
Straight facts about working with us here
- Applications for Week St Mary 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 Week St Mary 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 Week St Mary.
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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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Replacement dwellings have specific volumetric tests — getting the ratio between existing footprint and proposed floor area right is the difference between approval and refusal.
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For projects in Week St Mary and the EX22 area.
Local context
Why Week St Mary is its own job.
In Week St Mary the planning picture is specific: 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. That local reading is what makes a Week St Mary (EX22) project different from a generic Cornwall scheme — and is the whole reason we work this way. On scattered modern homes in particular — the kind you'll also find toward Flexbury — 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 Week St Mary 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
Week St Mary 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 Week St Mary specifically, we'd start by checking the latest parish-level planning history 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.
- We live in the house. Can a new build in Week St Mary 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 Week St Mary are often easier if you move out for a few weeks. We set that expectation at feasibility stage rather than halfway through.
- 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.
Week St Mary is part of Bude
Week St Mary sits inside the Bude catchment — we cover both as one new build territory.
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Where to go next from Week St Mary
Week St Mary is covered from our Bude 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 Week St Mary
Nearby places we cover
If you're considering a new build project in the EX22 area, our deep understanding of Week St Mary's architectural character can help navigate the process smoothly. converted barns in particular need a tailored structural answer.
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