PROJECT PROFILES: HOUSING

Cliff, Kent

Preparation of a detailed desk study was the first step in the investigation of this former fuel filling station. A comprehensive instrusive ground investigation was then designed and undertaken to provide not only foundation design advice but also information on the contamination status of the Site. A detailed remediation action plan and method statement was agreed with the Environmental Health Officer for the removal of buried fuel tanks and subsequent site remediation. Ashdown staff supervised the remediation works and produced a closure report for inclusion in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (CDM) Health and Safety File for the Site.

Erith, Kent

Preparatory work for a housing development on a large area of farmland uncovered an unrecorded unlicensed landfill containing asbestos cement waste. Ashdown staff were called in to identify the extent of the contamination and to design and supervise its subsequent remediation. The works were designed and carried out to comply with the statutory requirements and, upon successful completion, a closure report was produced for inclusion in the CDM Health and Safety File for the Site.

Dockland Developments, London

Ashdown has been involved with the redevelopment of numerous former industrial, commercial and old gas works sites, both in Docklands and on both banks of the River Thames. The preparation of Desk Study reports on site history, previous use etc., leading to the careful design of intrusive ground investigations and gas or groundwater monitoring programmes is routine for our staff. Reporting for these schemes usually includes advice on foundation design and environmental risk assessment. Site remediation, where required, is again designed and supervised by Ashdown staff.

Pitstone, Bucks

At Pitstone in Buckinghamsire a housing development was proposed in a former chalk quarry that contained a cement works. Ashdown designed and undertook a ground investigation to provide data for the design of foundations and soakaway chambers.

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