gold-plated

Having a thin layer of gold applied to the surface, often by electrolysis.

Incorporating costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily; overengineered.

One often hears of gold plated designs with reference to our engineers lack of concern for cost.

We have to do enough that works. Not a gold-plated program, but a solid one

Embellished to excess, especially so as to be stifling, or rigid and inflexible.

Has society introduced swathes of new gold-plated regulations?

The UK has this gold-plated approach, is that beneficial to the UK in terms of the rest of Europe and in terms of the business and the employees? Do we benefit to a greater degree by adopting such an approach