Project Description
CASE STUDY: Fenny Compton
Client: Homes England
Project Duration: 41 weeks
Project Scope:
The demolition of multiple industrial units containing extensive notifiable asbestos to a 3.4ha site. Excavation and remediation of hydrocarbon soil and made ground to a depth of 3.0m including removal of concrete foundations. Geotechnical testing to prove a ground bearing capacity of 75km/m2.
Project Constraints & Challenges:
- Working immediately adjacent to a live railway and public rights of way
- Pre-commencement topographic surveys in conjunction with the engineer and principal contractor to a 3DXF/LSS format
- Protection and retention of trees and TPO orders
- Protection to existing substations and telecoms mast and service diversions
- Construction of noise bunds to the railway boundary utilising appropriate site won materials
Achievements:
- Provision of warrantied ground remediation report to White Young Green specification suitable for future residential development for Homes England and Local Authorities
- Segregation and removal of asbestos containing materials in buildings and made ground
- Fully cleared and remediated 3.4ha site on time in 41 weeks
