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Longford Park - Infrastructure Planning and Design

A new 78-hectare (193-acre) residential development, Longford Park is situated to the south of Banbury and constructed on former agricultural fields off two existing main roads. Longford Park is being developed in several phases by a consortium made up of Barratt Homes, Bovis, and Taylor Wimpey.

Initially, the Longford Park Consortium appointed our team to resolve a drainage planning issue that threatened to stop construction and prevented the release of further units. Our civil engineers developed a drainage strategy that a new connection to an existing rising main rather than finding an alternative outfall. We negotiated this alternative with the utility company, obtaining Section 104 approval and agreement. This solution removed the need to construct additional overflow tanks at the foul water pumping station, significantly reducing project costs and accounting for both further development aspirations and the requirements of the water company.

Subsequently, the Consortium appointed us to create a remediation strategy for Phase 4 of the site, known as Parcel F. We introduced a clean cover system within the gardens and landscaping and provided cut and fill analysis and an earthworks strategy sufficient for tendering purposes. We also prepared a flood risk assessment, foul and surface water sustainable drainage systems strategy, earthworks specification, and engineering planning support.

Our work on Parcel F also included detailed engineering design and obtaining statutory approvals and adoption agreements. We developed on-site roads and highway drainage including private plot drainage, as well as external works. Our structural team worked on several parts of the development, providing foundation designs and an approval-in-principle for a highway retaining structure.

When complete the site will have a mixed-use village centre incorporating green space, local community facilities, a school, and commercial buildings, in addition to the 1,040-unit residential development.