The Regent Parade site in Birmingham is in the process of being redeveloped from a light industrial use into a mixed residential and commercial use including retail space, town houses and apartments.
Lustre Consulting was appointed by One Property Group to carry out a phased contaminated land assessment including a Phase 1 Desk Study and Phase 2 Site Investigation. The Phase 1 Desk Study was prepared in September 2010 to support the planning application.
The desk study identified a legacy of industrial use as part of Birmingham’s jewellery quarter dating back to pre-1880s. Based on these findings, it was recommended that a Phase 2 Site Investigation was carried out to further assess the identified potential sources of contamination. The investigation was also combined with a preliminary geotechnical assessment to determine the engineering capacity of the ground conditions.
The investigation, undertaken in April 2012, combined deep rotary drilling with window sampling to ensure a good coverage both laterally and vertically across the site. The ground conditions were found to be generally uncontaminated with the exception of a localised contamination ‘hotspot’. The source of the ‘hotspot’ was found to comprise various waste materials buried within historic basements.
What is a Noise Assessment? A Noise Assessment will determine whether any prevailing noise sources could be affecting your site or whether any adverse noise sources could be introduced, and if those noise sources could have an adverse impact on future site users, or off-site noise sensitive receptors. If the Noise Assessment finds that the […]
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What is a Flood Risk Assessment? A Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) will determine the flood risk to a site from multiple sources. It is usual for a FRA to assess the flood risk from rivers, sea, surface water, sewers or groundwater. The level of risk is in part determined by future site users and/or sensitive […]
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What is an Air Quality Mitigation Statement? An Air Quality Mitigation Statement qualitatively assesses the air quality impact to future site users and/or local receptors and whether any mitigation measures could be required. Why is an Air Quality Mitigation Statement needed for this site? The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) and Environmental Protection UK […]
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What is a Phase 1 Desk Study? A Phase 1 Desk will determine if contamination could be present at your site, and importantly, if that contamination poses a risk to future site users or the environment. Why is a Phase 1 Desk Study needed for this site? If the Desk Study finds that the level […]
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