Creating a new community in Fairham, Nottingham

Delivering social and environmental value

Fairham will create a thriving new community and a well-planned, safe neighbourhood with a vibrant mix of residential and commercial sites.

The scheme will deliver 3,000 new homes and assist Rushcliffe Borough Council in meeting its new homes target of 13,500 dwellings by 2030. It will bring a new school, community centre, health centre, sports pitches, community parks and woodland. The neighbourhood centre will feature retail and leisure facilities.

Fairham will help provide new employment opportunities across the region. It will be a place where individuals, families, businesses and organisations can flourish, built on the principles of sustainability and community. The project makes way for nature by delivering:

• Approx. 3000 semi-mature trees
• 50,000 native species shrub plants
• Approx. 8ha of wet and dry ponds
• Approx. 2ha proposed allotments
• Approx. 4ha of existing woodland maintained

Challenge

Due to the magnitude of the development at 606 acres and the construction of the mixed-use concept, the project requires careful consideration. The development involves the transformation of a greenfield site, which requires major infrastructure works to develop the new town.

Coordinating different parties involved that aren't limited to designers, architects, Fairham forum members, legal teams, utility providers, commercial clients, construction contractors, engineers, environmental bodies, government bodies, infrastructure services, and housebuilders also presents a challenge.

Solution

We’re the central point of contact for principal designer and health and safety (H&S) advice.

We attend the project meetings and chair the H&S consortium meetings with the project team. They cover managing the public right of way through the middle of the site, site security for a large development and site-wide estate management matters. As well as liaison between contractors and major consideration of the public and health and safety design queries.

Our team delivered the initial Construction Design and Management (CDM) site survey and provided pre-construction information while reviewing construction phase plans for the infrastructure works.

We conduct site audits on principal contractors and safety tours of the wider site, maintain and update the H&S logbook and review H&S file information.

We also assist with The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) reviews for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) safety review.