East Cornwall · PL30
Design, planning and build for Lanivet renovation
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. What works on a PL30 plot rarely works elsewhere — Lanivet is a village south-west of Bodmin claiming to be the geographic centre of Cornwall, with a Norman church and a tight Conservation Area at the village core, with a building stock that leans toward post-war bungalows and Edwardian houses.
Lanivet sits in East Cornwall — covering PL30 from Bodmin outward.
- Conservation Area
- Rural / open-countryside policy area
- ✓ Conservation Area experience built into the fee
- ✓ Local to East Cornwall — not a national franchise
- ✓ Same team on paper as on site
- ✓ Fixed-fee planning packages, no surprise invoices
Local proof — Our East Cornwall workload means a Lanivet renovation project never has to wait for an out-of-county team to drive down.
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Why Lanivet is its own job.
Cornwall Council's lens on Lanivet is consistent: conservation Area covers the village core including the church. Bodmin and Wenford Railway and the A30 corridor shape edge-of-village development. For renovation specifically, parts of Lanivet sit within a designated Conservation Area, which means materials, fenestration and roof pitches all need to read sympathetically with the existing streetscape; 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's why we treat every Lanivet project as a PL30-area job first — not a generic Cornwall job with a postcode bolted on. The post-war bungalows that dominate Lanivet (and continue out toward Bodmin) set the tone for any renovation scheme here.
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.
What we focus on
Renovations considerations specific to Lanivet.
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Original fireplaces, slate floors, beams and joinery are often worth rescuing; the design conversation should start with what stays, not what goes.
02
Asbestos surveys are standard for anything pre-2000 — we factor a survey into the programme before stripping out begins.
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
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.
Our process
How a Lanivet 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 fabric
Why a East Cornwall studio is the right fit for Lanivet renovation.
Building stock
Across Lanivet (PL30) we work on traditional granite cottages, Victorian villas, Edwardian houses, post-war bungalows, modern small estates. Each stock type drives a different renovation response — post-war bungalows in particular needs careful detailing here.
Parish & policy
Lanivet is its own town in East Cornwall, with planning history that's specific to the PL30 catchment.
Coverage
We cover PL30 from our studio, with regular renovation jobs also running in Bodmin, Blisland, Luxulyan. Most Lanivet site visits get booked within the same week.
How quickly can you visit a Lanivet site?
Usually within the same week. Lanivet (PL30) is on our regular East Cornwall run, alongside Bodmin, Blisland, Luxulyan. First visits are free and you'll get an honest feasibility view inside seven days.
Request a free visitFAQs
Lanivet Renovations — local questions answered.
- Can you renovate and extend at the same time?
- Yes, and often it's the right call — the planning, regs and disruption all happen once instead of twice. We design and price it as a single project. In Lanivet specifically, we'd start by checking the Conservation Area boundary before committing to a direction.
- Do I need planning permission to renovate internally?
- Usually no — except on listed buildings, where Listed Building Consent is needed for many internal alterations. We confirm the position before any wall comes down.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other services in Lanivet
Nearby places we cover
Designing a renovation in Lanivet is as much about reading the parish as reading the brief; we do both, and the planning outcomes follow.