32 PROJECT REPORT


room, relaxation area and fitness suite, a bistro and restaurant (with a private dining room), a bar, lounge, library, and a hobbies room. The five apartment blocks – which vary between three and four storeys – are grouped around the clubhouse. The grounds include hard and soft landscaping, providing residents access to the full 25 acres, and allotments to the rear of the site. There are internal walkways and lifts within the blocks, and most also feature external walkways and verandas enabling residents to walk right around their perimeter.


“THE ROOF HAS A 60 DEGREE PITCH SO IT’S ALMOST LIKE A CHALET AESTHETIC”


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The site was previously occupied with the existing buildings demolished prior to construction. “There was an element of cut and fill, OHare explains, meaning a certain amount of excavation. There was also nothing hugely out of the ordinary required from a drainage perspective, he adds, with only a few standard SuDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage) features required.


Planning was achieved through a very collaborative and practical relationship with the local authority throughout the project, ensuring all conditions were discharged successfully. The semi-rural location near High Wycombe could have been a potential issue in terms of deliveries to site, O’Hare explains. “The further outside London the more difficult it is, but we’re lucky to have a really good, robust supply chain,” he says. “We had a really strong team.”


The scale of the project in itself presented some challenges to the team, requiring rigorous planning and management to ensure the desired quality was maintained across the development. “We were, and always are, diligent in how we manage our subcontractors, ensuring they work collaboratively to get the standard required and maintain this quality throughout the project” says O’Hare.


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