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"Chris is an excellent engineer who simply gets things done. He is helpful, proactive, commercially aware and has been a valued member of the Exeter Cricket Club Student Accommodation design team. I look forward to working with Chris on future projects."

Andrew DavisDirectorYelverton Properties www.yelvertonproperties.co.uk

Prince of Wales Road

Exeter

Exeter University has invested heavily over the last few years in extending and improving the facilities on campus as their student numbers have grown significantly. To support this growth, a number of high quality student accommodation blocks have been built in the city. The most recent of these is a 159 room student accommodation block adjacent to the campus on the edge of the Exeter Cricket Club's County Ground.

Working closely with architect LHC and client Yelverton Properties, we undertook a Flood Risk Assessment, Transport Assessment and a Utility Assessment to support the detailed planning application for this scheme. We also provided the same suite of services to support an application to construct a new modern design cricket pavilion to be built at the County Ground. In June 2014 both schemes were approved by Exeter City Council's planning committee.

We subsequently undertook the detailed design of the highway access, external works and drainage for both the student accommodation block and the new Exeter Cricket Club pavilion as part of the Midas D&B team. Construction work was completed on programme ready to accommodate the 2016 cohort of Exeter University students.

We were delighted to see this project shortlisted for the 2017 Michelmores Property Awards.

Photographs reproduced courtesy of LHC Architects

  • Highway Access Design

    In many cases, achieving a successful access solution to a site can be the key to unlocking its development potential and often one of the first issues that needs to be resolved as part of the...

    Highway Access Design

    In many cases, achieving a successful access solution to a site can be the key to unlocking its development potential and often one of the first issues that needs to be resolved as part of the...

  • Sustainable Drainage Design

    There are many volumes of technical guidance written about SuDS, but most of this really boils down to the mantra of “making space for water”. At AWP we pride ourselves on working...

    Sustainable Drainage Design

    There are many volumes of technical guidance written about SuDS, but most of this really boils down to the mantra of “making space for water”. At AWP we pride ourselves on working...

  • Transport Assessment

    Our approach to Transport Assessment is driven by our client’s need to ensure the approving authority gains the understanding of the traffic and transport implications of a scheme necessary to...

    Transport Assessment

    Our approach to Transport Assessment is driven by our client’s need to ensure the approving authority gains the understanding of the traffic and transport implications of a scheme necessary to...

  • Utilities Strategy

    Understanding and defining the utilities requirements (foul drainage, potable water, gas, electricity and telecoms usually) for a development is very important. At feasibility stage determining...

    Utilities Strategy

    Understanding and defining the utilities requirements (foul drainage, potable water, gas, electricity and telecoms usually) for a development is very important. At feasibility stage determining...