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Councillor Richard Farnell, leader of Rochdale Borough Council, said:
The scheme is being delivered jointly by Genr8 Developments and Kajima in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council. Letting agents are Cheetham & Mortimer and Lambert Smith Hampton. Partner at Cheetham & Mortimer, Warwick Smither, said:
“This is a hugely important milestone for the regeneration of our town centre. The new stores and high street names will attract new shoppers back to town and give a massive boost to all retailers. It’s a unique mix of retail and leisure which will create 1,000 new jobs and boost the local economy by £17m.
This is a major milestone in the delivery of this exciting retail and leisure development in the heart of Rochdale. We are in detailed negotiations with a number of major operators who are looking to secure representation in Rochdale Riverside. On top of the tenants already secured, these additional retailers and leisure occupiers will help reposition Rochdale and regenerate the whole town centre. The application is expected to be considered early in the New Year. Demolition works have already commenced and construction works are programmed to start by late summer 2017.
“This is a red letter day for Rochdale and yet more evidence in the turnaround of the fortunes of our town centre. “Rochdale Riverside is an important part of our £250m regeneration programme, which has transformed Rochdale beyond all recognition since 2010. This latest milestone is another boost to our borough’s retail offer, coming just weeks after the submission of a planning application for a brand new Rochdale Market.” The scheme has been designed by TP Bennett Architects and an exhibition of the development proposals will be on display at the Council Offices, No.1 Riverside from will be on display from Monday 28th November for a period of two weeks.
European Standard for concrete structures is revised BSI, the business standards company, has revised BS EN 206 Concrete – Specification, performance, production and conformity. The European Standard applies to concrete for structures cast in situ, precast structures, and structural precast products for buildings and civil engineering structures.
BS EN 206 covers constituents of concrete; properties of fresh and hardened concrete and their verification; limitations for concrete composition; specification of concrete; delivery of fresh concrete; production control procedures; and conformity criteria and evaluation of conformity.
The standard covers all types of concrete and nearly all types of precast concrete*. BS 206 also covers concrete for pavements where there are additional complementary requirements cited in the European Standard for Concrete pavements.
The standard will be of use to all members of a construction project who provide or require information on ready mix concrete, including construction contractors, specialists, manufacturers, specifiers and structural engineers.
The revision specifically addresses that concrete may be designed for a working life of up to and over 100 years. This ensures that when its sustainability credentials are compared to other building materials the comparison may be carried out on an equitable basis.
BS EN 206 was developed using a collaborative consensus-based process with input from experts within the construction product sector such as the British Ready Mix Concrete Association, as well as structural engineers, construction product manufacturers, specifiers and trade
than traditional build.” “Mountearl Gardens is a prime example. The apartments have been cleverly designed to feel much larger with floor to ceiling windows to allow in natural light, plenty of storage to reduce clutter, room for a dining table and chairs and underfloor heating so furniture can be placed wherever residents want it and don’t have unwanted radiators in the way. The majority of the building was constructed off-site and delivered to site over a three-week period, resulting in a real reduction in on-site wastage and disturbance to the local community.” Modern methods of construction (MMC) resulted in significantly less disruption to local residents - 60% fewer trucks coming to site and 90% less waste. It is also estimated that MMC reduced the project time by six months. However, this hasn’t meant an adverse impact on quality; Pocket’s high build and sustainability standards are always maintained. One of Pocket’s most striking distinctions is that buyers own 100% of their home which differs from more complicated shared equity schemes. The apartments were sold outright at a price that was at least 20% cheaper than the average home in the same area.
association representatives. Anthony Burd, Head of Built Environment at BSI, said: “The characteristics of concrete that may be needed depends on its end use application. These can range from such things as strength, maximum aggregate size or consistency to visual concretes where aggregate structure is on display. With such an array of variations possible it is useful to have guidelines for the specifier and the producer to refer to. BS EN 206 can help with this, and now with the added clarity this amendment brings, this process is much easier. The amendment to BS 206 was a result of BSI’s participation in the CEN technical committee CEN/TC 104. BS EN 206 does not cover health and safety requirements for the protection of workers during production and delivery of concrete.
HKR is currently working on two other Pocket Living projects, Juxon Street and Sail Street, both scheduled to finish in January 2017. Identical modules have been created across the three projects, but are designed and assembled to create three distinctly different schemes. The sites are constructed concurrently, requiring additional coordination to ensure factory slots, delivery and sequencing across all sites is meeting programme. Marc Vlessing, CEO of Pocket, said: “Pocket is always looking for new and innovative ways to help house London’s first time buyers. What we have done at Mountearl Gardens is hugely exciting as it has significantly sped up the delivery of affordable homes for local people, whilst at the same time reducing the disruption to local residents.” HKR Architects has a track-record of delivering significant residentialled mixed-use projects both locally and internationally and have delivered over £5bn of residential development in the last 10 years, amounting to over 18,000 units including around 3,000 units using MMC’s, including volumetric methodologies. HKR is one of a small number of practices with the working knowledge and practical experience to develop deliverable modular solutions.
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