Updates to the application

Updates to the application

Amendments to parking

  1. Building lowered to achieve level access loading and parking in operational yard.
  2. Vehicle loading bays moved to the south of the eastern side of the delivery office building.
  3. Living green visual barriers have been added to ensure no external impact.

Rationalised operation yard parking layout, operational parking bays amended to accommodate RM
EV fleet.

  1. Revised staff parking layout for 85 cars (the same number as the original application).
  2. Complicated external ramps for operational access omitted.
  3. Operational parking bays amended to accommodate RM EV fleet.
  4. Accessible parking spaces relocated to north to level access
Above: new parking layout in operational yard

The site’s substation is relocated to the southeast corner of the building. A green living fence is added to this to ensure pleasant site landscaping.

Above: substation visible at the bottom left of the building façade, covered by green living fence.

Improved pedestrian access from Vale Avenue

  1. Changes to the location of the HGV loading/unloading bays
  2. Pedestrian access simplified with only one road crossing point.
  3. DDA compliant access from Vale Avenue with disabled ramp reduced in length.
  4. Improved green screening across the site.
  5. Enhanced vegetated acoustic fence along southern boundary, with a height between 3.10
    metre and 2.5 metre.
  6. Vegetated acoustic fence added to Air Source Heat Pump positioned west of the building.
    with a height of 2.5 metre.
  7. Improved green screening between the site and Vale Avenue.
  8. Additional climber planting around the operational yard, improving biodiversity.
  9. Increased border planting across the site.
Above: CGI southern boundary greening and pedestrian access viewed from Vale Avenue

Changes to roof solar panels, green roof, and roof lights

  1. Roof level made consistent through levelling of ground.
  2. Reduced number of solar panels due to a significant simplification of the electrical and mechanical strategy.
  3. Main green roof omitted; green roof added to bike store.
  4. Removal of roof lights, roof canopy, and external stairs.
Above: new proposed roof plan