East Wheal Lovell Engine House
Planning Application for the Conversion of a Grade II Listed Engine House
East Wheal Lovell Engine House sits along the A394 between Falmouth and Helston and is a Grade II Listed Building. Part of the wider Wendron District mining heritage, this building was originally located in another part of the site and was dismantled and rebuilt in its current location to pump water from new mine workings.
With the collapse of the mining industry, the boiler, balance bob and pumping arm were all removed and the building left to deteriorate.
Our client acquired the site in 2013 with the proposal to sensitively convert the building into a family home with workshop.
Following discussions with the planning department and historic environment officers, together with research into the history of the site and wider context, a scheme was devised to convert the main building into a 2 bedroom property over 4 floors, with a workshop provided to replace an unsympathetic block wall lean-to. The sensitive conversion will retain all existing openings, renew missing lintels, replace lost stone and brick work and will be repointed in lime based render to allow the solid walls to breathe.
The proposal drew the support of Cornwall Council’s Historic Environment and Archaeology Service together with the World Heritage Site planning Advisor and was robustly supported by Wendron Parish Council, with Planning Approval was gained by committee in May 2016
The resulting design displays the real value of working collaboratively with key consultees and the local public together with an engaged client sensitive to the heritage and status of the industrial building.
With the collapse of the mining industry, the boiler, balance bob and pumping arm were all removed and the building left to deteriorate.
Our client acquired the site in 2013 with the proposal to sensitively convert the building into a family home with workshop.
Following discussions with the planning department and historic environment officers, together with research into the history of the site and wider context, a scheme was devised to convert the main building into a 2 bedroom property over 4 floors, with a workshop provided to replace an unsympathetic block wall lean-to. The sensitive conversion will retain all existing openings, renew missing lintels, replace lost stone and brick work and will be repointed in lime based render to allow the solid walls to breathe.
The proposal drew the support of Cornwall Council’s Historic Environment and Archaeology Service together with the World Heritage Site planning Advisor and was robustly supported by Wendron Parish Council, with Planning Approval was gained by committee in May 2016
The resulting design displays the real value of working collaboratively with key consultees and the local public together with an engaged client sensitive to the heritage and status of the industrial building.
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