Projects in the North

Larkhill, Farnworth

Client: St Vincents Housing Trust

Scheme Data:
MIX:12 No. 2 bed / 3 person Apartments, 7 No. 3 bed / 5 person Mews properties
JCT: Contract Value: £1.35 million, Contract Period: 52 weeks
BUILD: All units built traditionally to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
Specialist precautions taken for mineshafts, worked seams, knotweed and gassing levels.
All units built on piled foundations and reinforced ring beams.

Green Issues:

GREEN SPACES

• A newly provided amenity area has been incorporated within the scheme and landscaped with plant species to enhance biodiversity

S.U.D.S

• On site attenuation installed to restrict surface water run-off into the local sewer system

POWER/HEAT

• 20% of renewable energy technology installed on roof tops using photo voltaic panels

PLANT LIFE

• A number of key specimen trees were designated for protection and those have been successfully retained within the development