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Holytown

Holytown, Newhouse

Holytown

Project outline

Faber Maunsell appointed by Taylor Woodrow Property Development Company to masterplan a 23ha site for mixed use development.

A detailed geo-environmental risk appraisal report was undertaken identifying that the site was underlain by 5 potential mined seams of coal. The site also had historical streams and man made water courses which outlined the potential for deposits of alluvium to be present.

The historical mining activities on the site also had various mine entries associated with them as well. These were in the form of a number of mine shafts and one adit.

Faber Maunsell designed an intrusive investigation which comprised trenching for the sub crop of the coal seams, the mine shafts and the adit. Rotary coring and probing was then carried out to confirm the locations of these features.

Shallow soils investigations comprising window sampling, trial pitting and cable percussion boreholes were undertaken to provide engineering design parameters for shallow foundations. Information relating to deep foundations was provided by the rotary coring.

Once the location and nature of the mined seams were identified by intrusive means and the engineering parameters for the superficial deposits were identified then Faber Maunsell used this information to zone the site from a geotechnical perspective with respect to mixed use development.

The proposed foundation solutions for the development included vibro stone columns, minipiles, shallow foundations and remedial grouting of the mine workings.

Faber Maunsell also designed the logistics for the proposed development to minimise the capital outlay of the Client at an early stage. This meant that the development could progress as quickly as possible with minimal outlay and risk from the developer.

Contract value

£2m

Key features

Mining risk appraisal
Three dimensional sub surface modelling
Economic site zoneation
Design of mining remedial works
Whole life costing and value management