Case Study: Colliers View, Rugeley

Location: Coulthwaite Way, Rugeley, Staffordshire.
Accommodation: 24 two-bedroom apartments
Client: Central Borders Housing Association
Construction Contract Value: £1.8m [excluding land]
Company Role: Principal Contractor
Start Date: Sept 2008
Completion Date: August 2009 [8 weeks ahead of programme]
Contract Type: JCT Design and Build
Apartments are located on rising ground in a single L shaped block of contemporary design. Three stories height with four entrances and stair cores. Secure courtyard parking for 35 cars and cycle store.

TYPE OF WORK
Built on regenerated land, which posed many problems, from land assembly to difficult ground conditions. We conducted extensive ground investigation to find an affordable foundation solution.
The requirement was to build to Sustainable Homes Code Level 3.
We conformed to the nine headline categories, energy, water, materials, surface water, waste, pollution, health and wellbeing, management and ecology.

OUR ROLE
Our development strategy was to work closely with our RSL partners to provide 24 apartments in a contemporary, cost effective modern property in an area where community change had taken place through the demise of indigenous industries creating a much -needed requirement for this type of affordable accommodation.

ACHIEVEMENTS
We acquired part of this site some ten years ago and after engaging with the local authority eventually assembled a viable site area and successfully completed 106 negotiations.
We achieved the required Code level three and completed 8 weeks ahead of programme.