South Cornwall · TR3
Renovations & Remodels in Feock
Cornish housing stock is brilliant and infuriating in equal measure. We renovate cottages, farmhouses, mid-century homes and post-war estates — opening up layouts, fixing damp, adding light and bringing the property up to a standard worth living in. A Feock brief starts on the street, not the screen — Feock is a sought-after AONB village above the Carrick Roads with views to St Mawes, a tight Conservation Area at the church, and one of Cornwall's strongest property markets, with a building stock that leans toward Edwardian villas above the river and high-end modern architect builds.
Feock sits in South Cornwall — covering TR3 from Devoran, Playing Place, Carnon Downs outward.
- Conservation Area
- Cornwall AONB
- Coastal exposure zone
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ One studio — design, planning and build under one roof
- ✓ Local to South Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
Our process
How a Feock renovation project runs.
Step 1
Survey
Measured survey, condition assessment, services check and listed status review.
Step 2
Design
Layout options, material strategy and a clear list of what stays and what changes.
Step 3
Approvals
Listed Building Consent and building regulations as needed.
Step 4
Strip-out and works
Carefully sequenced demolition, structural works and rebuild.
Step 5
Finish and handover
Joinery, decoration, snagging and documentation pack.
Whole-house renovations typically run six to fourteen months on site; partial remodels two to four months.
Local proof — We typically have one or two renovation jobs live in the TR3 area at any time, so the local planning officers know our drawings on sight.
Get a free feasibility viewWhat we focus on
Renovations considerations specific to Feock.
01
Original fireplaces, slate floors, beams and joinery are often worth rescuing; the design conversation should start with what stays, not what goes.
02
Older Cornish properties are often built with cob, rubble or solid granite — modern insulation strategies that work in cavity walls cause damp problems in solid construction. Breathable build-ups matter.
03
Damp in Cornish cottages is usually a moisture management problem, not a chemical injection problem — fixing the cause is cheaper long term than treating the symptom.
04
Listed and curtilage-listed properties need Listed Building Consent for many internal alterations that wouldn't normally need approval.
Local context
Why Feock is its own job.
Conservation Area covers the church area and parts of the village core; AONB across the parish. Estuary views are weighed materially in most applications. For renovation specifically, parts of Feock 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; coastal salt-laden air around Feock drives detailing choices — fixings, render systems and timber treatments all need to be specified for exposure; 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. So every Feock job runs as a TR3-specific piece of work — local policy, local fabric, local builders. Most of our renovation work in Feock lands on Edwardian villas above the river, with detailing that has to nod to the wider Playing Place streetscape.
Planning note
Most Cornish renovations don't need planning — but listed status, curtilage listing, Conservation Area designation and material changes can all change that picture.
Local watch-list
Common Feock pitfalls we plan around.
Watch #1
Conservation Area material and fenestration controls in central Feock
Watch #2
AONB landscape-impact scrutiny on visible elevations
Watch #3
Coastal exposure driving fixing, render and joinery spec
Watch #4
Tighter Local Plan tests on isolated rural dwellings
Feock is the hub for these neighbourhoods
We run renovations across Feock and the surrounding TR3 neighbourhoods — same studio, same site team.
- Devoran
TR3
Local fabric
What sets a Feock renovation brief apart.
Building stock
Across Feock (TR3) we work on historic farmhouses, Edwardian villas above the river, 1960s coastal homes, high-end modern architect builds. Each stock type drives a different renovation response — Edwardian villas above the river in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Feock is its own town in South Cornwall, with planning history that's specific to the TR3 catchment.
Coverage
We cover TR3 from our studio, with regular renovation jobs also running in Devoran, Playing Place, Carnon Downs. Most Feock site visits get booked within the same week.
Do you work in Feock regularly?
Yes — Feock and the wider TR3 catchment are core territory. We're typically on a South Cornwall site at least once a week, so logistics are baked in, not bolted on.
Request a free visitWho this is for
Feock runs the full mix — owner-occupier, holiday-let, commercial and the occasional smallholding — so we scope every renovation enquiry from the use-class up.
FAQs
Feock Renovations — local questions answered.
- Can I live in the house during the work?
- Sometimes yes, often no. Single-room remodels and phased work can be liveable; whole-house renovations involving rewires, replumbing or floor lifting almost never are. We're honest about this at the brief. In Feock specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary before committing to a direction.
- What about damp and old walls?
- We assess the cause first — usually rising damp myths, blocked vents, hard cement renders trapping moisture, or roofs needing attention. A breathable repair strategy fixes most of it without chemical intervention.
- How much does a full renovation cost in Cornwall?
- A whole-house renovation typically lands between £1,800 and £3,000 per square metre depending on condition, listed status and finish level. We survey before quoting and don't price by guesswork.
Other services in Feock
Nearby places we cover
Local neighbourhoods in Feock
For Feock homeowners weighing up a renovation, the right starting point is honest feasibility — that's what we lead with, before any drawings.