Block Management in Bodmin
Six flood warning areas, every one of them strung along the Bodmin Town Leat
Block management for Bodmin's residents' management companies, RTM companies and freeholders is available from Plymouth Block Management, covering budgets, compliance and repairs. The town's six Environment Agency flood warning areas all follow the Bodmin Town Leat, from Gilbert Road down to Flaxmoor Terrace. With 119 list entries in the parish and two conservation areas, external works here start with a consent check.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Bodmin
Map the Block Against the Leat
Six warning areas run down the Bodmin Town Leat, naming places from Gilbert Road and Priory Park to Market Street and Flaxmoor Terrace. For a block on that line we would record its warning area and reflect it in insurance placement and claims handling.
InsuranceInspect Drainage Above a Restricted Culvert
The council's critical drainage area report says the culverted stream beneath the town benefits from a flood alleviation scheme whose capacity is restricted. We would schedule inspections of communal drains and gullies and hold reserve funds for drainage works.
InspectionsCheck Consents Before External Specification
The town centre conservation area covers 47.1 hectares, Berry Tower adds 3.5, and the parish has 119 list entries including the grade I church of St Petroc. We would confirm designations and obtain consents before any Section 20 specification.
ConsentsAssess Converted Flats on Their Own Terms
Bodmin has 130 flats in converted or shared houses and 57 over commercial premises, most of them in St Petroc's. For blocks of that kind we would establish the lease demise and commission a fire risk assessment suited to a conversion.
Fire risk assessmentsManaging a Block in Bodmin at a Glance
- Local authority
- Cornwall Council
- Authority type
- Unitary
- Building control
- Cornwall Council Building Control
- County
- Cornwall
- Fire and rescue service
- Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service
- Water and sewerage
- South West Water
- From our Plymouth office
- About 27 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Inland
What It Costs to Move a Block in Bodmin to Us
Management is a fixed annual fee, quoted for the building and agreed before we start. We take no commission and no third-party incentives, so the fee is the whole of what we earn from the building. Taking a block on carries a one-off start-up fee, set by size:
| Block size | Fee |
|---|---|
| Start-up fee, up to 10 units | £420.00 |
| Start-up fee, up to 25 units | £540.00 |
| Start-up fee, 50 units and above | £660.00 |
Taken from our published Additional Services price list, PBM Form #01-27 rev.6, effective 23 June 2025. All fees quoted are inclusive of VAT. See the full price list and how a handover works.
Every Bodmin Flood Warning Area Follows the Town Leat
Six separate Environment Agency flood warning areas cover the town, and every one of them is on the Bodmin Town Leat. They run in sequence down the watercourse. The first three name Gilbert Road and Pendower Meadow; Priory football field, Priory Park and Church Square; and The Piazza, Crockwell Street, Dennison Road, Bell Lane, Market Street and Burnards Court. The next three name the health centre, Station Yard and the fire station; Scarlett's Well Road and the Camel Trail; and finally Flaxmoor Terrace. The council's critical drainage area report explains the pattern. The town is centred on a steep catchment, and the culverted stream beneath it benefits from a flood alleviation scheme whose capacity is restricted. Bodmin is a priority community in the council's local flood risk management strategy and has its own surface water management plan. For a block on the line of the leat, the warning area should be recorded and disclosed to insurers, and communal drains kept on a regular inspection cycle.
St Petroc's Holds Most of the Converted-House Flats
At the 2021 Census, 1,087 of the 6,110 households across the two Bodmin divisions were flats, 17.8 per cent. Of those, 782 were purpose-built, 130 in a converted or shared house, 118 in another converted building and 57 over commercial premises. St Petroc's holds 81 of the converted-house flats and 43 of those over commercial premises, against 49 and 14 in St Mary's and St Leonard. For a converted building or a flat above a shop, the lease demise and fire separation need confirming before the block is budgeted or assessed.
A 47.1 Hectare Town Centre Area and 119 List Entries
Bodmin has two conservation areas inside the parish. The town centre area covers 47.1 hectares. The council's appraisal records that the former district council designated it on 30 September 1991. The appraisal and its recommended extension were adopted on 17 May 1999 and took effect the same day. Berry Tower is a separate 3.5 hectare area designated in August 1994. Historic England's list holds 119 entries in the parish, one of them grade I, the church of St Petroc, and nine grade II star. For a block in either area, external works should be checked against the designation before they are specified.
Bodmin's Neighbourhood Plan Is Still Being Drafted
Planning decisions are made by Cornwall Council under the Cornwall Local Plan. A neighbourhood plan area has been designated and the plan is being drafted, but no referendum has been held, so there is no made town-level policy layer yet. None of the 126 Article 4 directions on the council's own mapping touches the parish. For a block, external works are judged against the Cornwall Local Plan and any conservation area or listing controls.
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Bodmin Questions
Is Our Bodmin Block Likely to Be in a Flood Warning Area?
That depends on whether it sits on the line of the Bodmin Town Leat. All six Environment Agency warning areas follow it. They name places from Gilbert Road and Pendower Meadow through Church Square, Crockwell Street, Market Street and Station Yard to Scarlett's Well Road and Flaxmoor Terrace. Bodmin is a priority community in the council's flood strategy and has its own surface water management plan.
Does Bodmin Have a Neighbourhood Plan We Need to Consider?
Not in a made form. A neighbourhood plan area has been designated and the plan is being drafted, but no referendum has been held, so applications are decided by Cornwall Council under the Cornwall Local Plan. None of the 126 Article 4 directions on the council's own mapping touches the parish.
Which Conservation Areas Apply in Bodmin?
There are two. The town centre area covers 47.1 hectares; it was designated on 30 September 1991, and its appraisal and recommended extension took effect on 17 May 1999. Berry Tower is a separate 3.5 hectare area designated in August 1994. The parish also holds 119 list entries, one grade I, the church of St Petroc, and nine grade II star.
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