Block Management in Bude
Atlantic-facing blocks, two rivers under flood warning, and a 1.45 million pound Crescent scheme.
Residents' management companies, RTM companies and freeholders across Bude, Stratton and Poughill can hand us their block, estate and leasehold management. Two rivers carry Environment Agency warnings here, the Neet through The Crescent and The Strand and the Strat through Bridge Street, and the town faces open Atlantic coast. Of 668 flats in the Bude division, 82 sit over commercial premises.
What We Would Put First for a Block in Bude
Plan Around River Neet Warnings
For a block near The Crescent, The Strand or Vicarage Road we would check the River Neet warning area, keep the flood history on the compliance record and make sure the insurance placement reflects it before each renewal.
InsuranceInspect Exposed Metalwork on the Coast
Bude is Atlantic-facing open coast, named in the north Cornwall coastal warning area alongside Crooklets. We would schedule inspections of balconies, railings and external fixings and plan reserve contributions for their upkeep.
InspectionsCheck Consents Across Three Conservation Areas
Bude, Stratton and Poughill are each conservation areas, with listed entries running from grade II up to grade I churches. Before specifying external works we would confirm the designation and any listed building consent with Cornwall Council.
ConsentsTreat Stratton Conversions as Their Own Case
In the Stratton division, 121 of 242 flats are in converted or shared houses, more than are purpose-built. For a converted building we would review the leases and demise plans at handover so repair responsibilities are clear.
Leasehold managementManaging a Block in Bude 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 37 miles in a straight line
- Setting
- Coastal
What It Costs to Move a Block in Bude 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.
The Neet and the Strat Both Carry Flood Warnings
Both fluvial and open-coast tidal, and there is a completed and costed scheme. The Environment Agency's warning area for the River Neet names Pethericks Mill, The Crescent, the main car park, the Parkhouse Centre, The Strand, The Castle and Vicarage Road. The River Strat area at Stratton names the arts centre, Howells Bridge car park and playground, Bridge Street and The Leat. The Crescent flood defence and river restoration project, a 1.45 million pound scheme, began on 29 August 2023 with completion expected in April 2024. The agency states it will better protect 22 homes and 15 commercial and community properties on The Crescent and Ergue-Gaberic Way. Separately, the Flexbury flood alleviation scheme, a bypass culvert and improved channel, was built in 2010. The council also records a history of flooding from the culverted Berries Avenue stream. For a block near either river, the warning area and flood history belong on the compliance record and in the insurance disclosure.
22.6 Per Cent of Bude Division Households Are Flats
At the 2021 Census 668 of the 2,957 households in the Bude division were flats, 22.6 per cent. Of these, 399 were purpose-built, 141 in a converted or shared house, 46 in another converted building and 82 over commercial premises. The neighbouring Stratton division is a different picture at 8.5 per cent flats, and 121 of its 242 flats are in converted or shared houses, more than are purpose-built. In a converted house, the leases and demise plans decide who repairs what, so they are worth reviewing at handover.
Open Atlantic Exposure from Crooklets to Bude Haven
Open coast, Atlantic-facing. The town's conservation area sits 150 metres from the shoreline management plan policy unit for Bude Haven and the canal area, which is hold the line in all three epochs, and 200 metres from the Summerleaze beach unit. The Environment Agency's coastal flood warning area for the north Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point names Bude and Crooklets alongside Port Isaac and Boscastle. Balconies, railings and external fixings on blocks here need regular inspection and a planned reserve for their upkeep.
Metalwork is where coastal exposure shows up first and costs most. The standards put a high-salinity coastal atmosphere in category C5-M, losing over 80 micrometres of steel in year one against 1.3 to 25 inland, so railings, balustrades and fixings on a Bude block are surveyed more often and the reserve fund is modelled on the findings.
Bude's Sea Lock and Gates Are Listed Grade II Star
Three areas in the parish. Bude itself covers 57.7 hectares and the council's appraisal records it as designated in 1988. Stratton, 13.5 hectares, and Poughill, 17.7 hectares, are both recorded with a status date of 20 November 1974, though their appraisals say 1973. Stratton was extended in 1981 and Poughill in 1989. The appraisals publish their own counts. The Bude area has 44 listed buildings and structures, all grade II except the sea lock, its gates and hand winches and Ebbingford Manor, which are grade II star. The Stratton area has 34, all grade II except Church House, the old Post Office and the Drangway at grade II star and the church of St Andrew at grade I. The Poughill area has 17, including the grade I church and the grade II star Church House. There are no scheduled monuments in Bude or Stratton. Before external works to a block in any of the three areas, the designation and any listed building consent should be confirmed with Cornwall Council.
A 2017 Neighbourhood Plan Sits over the Cornwall Local Plan
Decided under the Cornwall Local Plan, with the Bude-Stratton Neighbourhood Development Plan made on 21 June 2017 sitting on top of it. There is one Article 4 direction in the parish, covering 42.9 hectares at Maer Farm north of the town. It is rural land and does not reach the built-up area, so it does not restrict works to blocks in town.
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Bude Questions
Has Anything Been Done About Flooding on the Crescent?
Yes. The Crescent flood defence and river restoration project, a 1.45 million pound scheme, began on 29 August 2023 with completion expected in April 2024. The Environment Agency states it will better protect 22 homes and 15 commercial and community properties on The Crescent and Ergue-Gaberic Way. Separately, the Flexbury flood alleviation scheme, a bypass culvert and improved channel, was built in 2010.
Which Streets in Bude and Stratton Are in a River Flood Warning Area?
The River Neet warning area names Pethericks Mill, The Crescent, the main car park, the Parkhouse Centre, The Strand, The Castle and Vicarage Road. At Stratton the River Strat area names the arts centre, Howells Bridge car park and playground, Bridge Street and The Leat. The council also records a history of flooding from the culverted Berries Avenue stream.
Does the Maer Farm Article 4 Direction Affect Blocks in Town?
The only Article 4 direction in the parish covers 42.9 hectares at Maer Farm, north of the town. It is rural land and does not reach the built-up area. Planning decisions in Bude are made under the Cornwall Local Plan, with the Bude-Stratton Neighbourhood Development Plan, made on 21 June 2017, sitting on top of it.
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