PLANS to turn Kimberley Park Lodge into a cafe and radio studio have finally been lodged with Cornwall Council.

As exclusively revealed by the Packet in December 2020, Falmouth Town Council have joined forces with Source FM to convert the lodge at the entrance of Kimberley Park into a cafe and studio.

 

Designs for the lodge were exclusively revealed to the Packet in April last year

Designs for the lodge were exclusively revealed to the Packet in April last year

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The same month Hormann Architects exclusively shared the computer created images of what the proposed changes to the lodge in Falmouth will look like if planning permission for the project is given.

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Now an application has been lodged with Cornwall Council to carry out the conversion, although as the Packet revealed in December there are now concerns over funding the project.

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The redevlopment will see the revitalisation of the lodge in Kimberley Park as a new communal café and communal radio station with studio and training facilities.

The proposal is to revive the lodge in Kimberley Park for the use of the inhabitants of Falmouth as intended by the Earl of Kimberley in May 1877.

 

The entrance to Kimberely Park Lodge

The entrance to Kimberely Park Lodge

The lodge prominently marks the entrance to the park and together with the proposed extension would inhabit a communal café and communal studios and training facilities for local radio station Source FM.

 

The design was a collaboration of Henrietta Boex, Simon Neild and Michael Horman.

The design was a collaboration of Henrietta Boex, Simon Neild and Michael Horman.

The revival of Kimberley Lodge is supposed to create a communal hub in the park and contribute to the park, making it even more attractive for visitors.

The use of the lodge as a café and radio station will make this area of the park more frequently used and, therefore provide more safety and control. The architect Michael Horman says it is very important that the lodge and the rear extension will be used to train people.

 

The design was a collaboration of Henrietta Boex, Simon Neild and Michael Horman.

The design was a collaboration of Henrietta Boex, Simon Neild and Michael Horman.

The other side of the extension opens into the park with an open air seating area adjacent to the café.

The larger part of the extension roof will be a sedum roof with extensive green planting.

 

Kimberley Park Lodge has alin empty for many years

Kimberley Park Lodge has alin empty for many years

The plan is to update and maintain the existing building which is suffering from cold and damp inside to not being in use. The new extension will be built to modern insulation standards and with a large size boiler room as well as photovoltaic panels on the existing toilets.

“The proposal will give a new life to the lodge and make it relevant in the park and for the people and extend its lifespan by many years,” says the proposal.

 

The inside of the lodge has been used for storage

The inside of the lodge has been used for storage

The existing main access will remain unchanged which will keep the historic entrance with its steps in the original appearance, but the building will be accessible to everyone.

The communal radio station will be in the new rear extension facing the outdoor seating area.