Chatterley Valley

Chatterley Valley Development Site, Stoke-on-Trent

Client:John F Hunt Regeneration Ltd / Harworth Estates Sector:Development Infrastructure Services:Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Link Design Lead:Neil Shuttleworth

Link were appointed by John F Hunt Regeneration Ltd (JFHR) to undertake the infrastructure design for Harworth’s development site in Stoke. The project scope was to construct the site infrastructure and create a number of development plateau’s in preparation for the future vertical build.

This site has a highly variable topography (falling over 50m along its length) and a number of constraints including shallow mine workings and mineshafts, significant depths of made ground, a public right of way and the West Coast Mainline bordering the site boundary.

Our design included:

  • Full 3D modelling of the earthworks (>700,000m3 of cut and fill);
  • Geotechnical design and validation including ground treatment by surcharge and monitoring;
  • On-site highway and street lighting to adoptable standards (via a Section 7 agreement with Staffordshire County Council)
  • Surface water and foul water drainage systems including two large attenuation ponds.
  • Liaison with Network Rail (NR) for any necessary precautions, approvals, or modifications in proximity to the railway infrastructure.
  • Review of historic coal mining reports and records and design of treatment for shallow workings and a number of mineshaft caps across the site.

Link undertook a number of value engineering exercises to optimise the drainage design and simplify the ground treatment approach, whilst ensuring the end product would satisfy the client performance specification.

Team Member Contact

Neil Shuttleworth

Director

MEng (Hons) CEng MICE

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