Architect – Pozzoni

Engineer – Carley Daines & Partners

Contractor – Richardson Projects Ltd

This was a particularly difficult site to re-develop, having been occupied by a major petrol station from approximately 1930 – 2003.

Extensive ground investigation revealed the presence of widespread fuel spillages and contamination within the ground.

A remediation strategy was drawn up, approved by the Local Authority Environmental Health Unit to continually assess contamination levels and select material within accepted soil guideline values that could be retained on site.

This strategy reduced the need for widespread expensive disposal of contaminated material off site, with a massive saving to the client. Furthermore, the design of the apartments was undertaken in such a way as to place the majority of the site beneath hard cover (buildings and car park areas) with a minimum of soft landscaping. This had the desired effect of breaking the pathway between any remaining contamination in the ground, and the occupiers of the apartments.