Barrow Hill Landscaping and Car Park works (project Y140)

Project Brief:
External resurfacing works to car parking areas and estate entrance roads including installation of infrastructure for future electronic vehicle (EV) charge points. Landscaping upgrade works to communal garden area.

Executive Summary
Y140 is a programme of resurfacing works to the estate’s car parks and landscaping works to the communal garden.
 

The need has arisen for this project due to severe deterioration of tarmacadam surfacing to the car park areas and entrance roads to the estate, causing potential health and safety hazards for residents and visitors. The intention of the landscaping works to the central communal garden is to improve amenity and well-being for residents of the estate, following comprehensive resident consultations in 2018-2019. This was offered by WCC to compensate the residents for ongoing issues with windows and delayed rectification works under scheme R104.
 

ASSET SUMMARY / CONSTRUCTION TYPE

The Barrow Hill Estate car parking areas are located to the north and south of the central courtyard/garden, accessed via entrance roads off Allitsen Road and Newcourt Street. The north car park contains 12 parking spaces and is bounded by Kingfisher House, Swallow House, Linnet House, the Village Club estate hall and resident storage sheds. The south car park contains 20 parking spaces and is bounded by Robin House and resident storage sheds. Both car parks are surfaced with tarmacadam and concrete footpaths to the perimeter.

The central garden consists of concrete/tarmacadam hard surfacing and grassed areas, with mature trees and low-growing shrubs to the perimeter.