South Hams
Builders in the South Hams
Building contractors for the South Hams — Modbury, Yealmpton, Newton Ferrers, Wembury, Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge and the surrounding villages.
- Fully insured
- Local references
- PL8 · PL21 · TQ7
- Fully Insured
- Building Regs Approved
- 30+ Yrs Combined Experience
- 12-Month Workmanship Warranty
- Same-Day Reply
Local builders
Built around the area, not around our diary.
The South Hams is some of the most beautiful and most planning-sensitive countryside in the country. Tucked-away cottages, working farms, listed barns, AONB plots and clifftop sites — and almost all of it under the watchful eye of South Hams District Council planning.
We've delivered extensions, renovations, barn conversions and replacement dwellings across the area. From a contemporary glazed extension hidden in a wooded valley near Newton Ferrers, to a Class Q barn conversion outside Modbury, to a sympathetic restoration of a Grade II thatched cottage near Aveton Gifford.
What ties it all together is sympathetic detailing, off-grid services done properly, and rural-site logistics that don't grind to a halt the first time a tractor blocks the lane.
Services in South Hams
What we build locally.
Barn Conversions
Class Q, listed and rural barn conversions — a core specialism across the South Hams.
Service detailsHouse Extensions
Sympathetic stone or contemporary glazed extensions for South Hams cottages and farmhouses.
Service detailsRenovations
Whole-house restoration of period and listed properties throughout the area.
Service detailsNew Builds
Bespoke replacement dwellings and self-builds on rural and AONB plots.
Service detailsRoofing
Natural slate, clay pantile and lead work — sourced and detailed for the local vernacular.
Service detailsGarden Rooms
Insulated garden offices and studios — popular with the area's growing remote-working population.
Service detailsLocal knowledge
We know the streets — and the council.
South Hams planning
We file regularly through SHDC's portal — full planning, listed building consent, Class Q prior approval and AONB design statements.
South Devon AONB
Most of the South Hams sits within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Material choices and massing matter — we know what flies.
Listed cottages & farmhouses
Lime mortar, breathable plasters, sash and casement restoration — done properly, not just cosmetically.
Off-grid services
Septic tanks, treatment plants, boreholes, ASHP and solar with battery storage — designed in at the start.
Rural site logistics
Single-track lanes, restricted bridge weights, tight farmyards. We plan deliveries and scaffold around them.
Coastal & exposed sites
Salt air and prevailing south-westerlies — coastal-grade fixings, lead and breathable membranes as standard.
Why MAG
A builder in South Hams you can actually rely on.
Locally based, directly employed core team, fixed quotes and a project manager who picks up the phone. No subcontracted scope creep, no disappearing acts.
- South Hams District Council planning relationships built over years
- AONB design and material expertise
- Listed buildings and lime-based construction in-house
- Class Q barn conversion specialists
- Off-grid drainage, water and heating design
- Set up for rural sites — vehicles, deliveries, accommodation logistics
FAQs
Common questions.
Anything specific about your street, postcode or property? Drop us a line — we'll come back the same working day.
- Do you work across the whole South Hams?
- Yes — Modbury, Yealmpton, Newton & Noss, Wembury, Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge, Salcombe, Dartington, Totnes and the villages in between. Anything roughly within an hour of Plymouth.
- Can you handle AONB design and planning?
- Yes — we routinely deliver schemes inside the South Devon AONB, working with planners on materials, massing, glazing proportion and landscape integration.
- Are you experienced with listed buildings?
- Yes — Grade II listed cottage and farmhouse work is a regular part of what we do, including listed building consent applications and lime-based works.
- Can you handle off-grid sites with no mains drainage?
- Absolutely. Treatment plants, septic tanks, boreholes, ASHPs, solar with battery storage — all part of our standard rural specification.
South Hams quote
Get a free, no-obligation quote.
Send us the location, a quick brief and any photos. We'll come back with a feasibility view and arrange a free site visit anywhere in the South Hams.
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat 9am–1pm