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the overall development area is laid out to take into account the various
constraints and opportunities identified in the site analysis. the following
considerations have been incorporated in the overall layout:
Area Efficiency
each plot has been designed to make effective use of the given area with
the majority used for the building itself, while irregular areas of land have
been used for car parking and necessary drainage attenuation. this helps
to ensure efficient use of the site area, without wasting the valuable land
that surrounds the development.
the site layout has also been shaped by the technical engineering
requirements for the new railway infrastructure, which were identified at
the site analysis stage. the building plateaux are intrinsically linked to the
levels of the rail link, which in turn is determined by the height of the rail
connection in relation to the road over the m4 and the existing sidings.
Site Frontages
the frontages to the a4 and m4 have been addressed by setting new built
development well back and both retaining and providing significant
landscape buffers. consideration has also been given to limiting the visual
effect from these directions, and also from the colne Valley Way to the
east, by careful consideration of the juxtaposition of the buildings with the
parking and servicing areas.
the administration/ amenity zones are located on the elevations facing the
residential area of colnbook Village and together with the staff car
parking and structural landscaping will present a more appropriate scale
to address the public face of the site.
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a distribution Unit - 52,860sqm
B international Freight transfer Rail sidings cranes container storage
c distribution with rail siding - 64,020sqm
d distribution Unit with rail siding - 69,610sqm
e Long term HgV Parking
F the old Wood with enhanced footpath
g eFW incinerator
H enhanced colne Valley Way landscape & bridleway
i new Rail sidings
J education centre
K stormwater attenuation Lagoons
L new site entrance & exit
m new HgV entrance
n thames Water sewerage Farm
short term HgV Parkingo
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Car Parking
nearly 1,000 car parking spaces are to be provided giving roughly one
space per 200sqm internal area including 5% of the total parking capacity
dedicated to disabled spaces at the nearest point to the main office
entrances. in addition, secure and sheltered cycle parking will be provided
according to standards set out in slough Borough council’s transport and
Highway guidance and motorcycle parking according to guidance
produced by the motorcycle industry association.
inclusive access throughout the site is achieved, where applicable, with
1.8m wide paths leading pedestrians from the car parks to the main office
entrances. 1.5m wide cycle lanes will be provided from access routes to
the cycle shelters located near to the office main entrance. as far as
possible pedestrian and cycle routes will be segregated from routes used
by motorised vehicles.
Service Yards
the site layout provides the opportunity to position service yards as inward
facing within the development site to minimise their prominence. this in
turn keeps the softer landscape features and office elements to the
periphery of the site. Where service yard and parking areas face the
perimeter boundary, structural planting and bunding would be provided
as part of a landscaping zone helping to screen the surrounding area.
generally, the yards are set out with 50m depth to accommodate the full
turning circle of an HgV within the parking and circulation zones, while
allowing vehicles to carry on loading at the adjacent loading docks. they
are laid out so that drivers can employ the right hand down manoeuvre
when reversing into docks, as British registered; right hand drive vehicles
are much easier to park using this high level of visibility from the lorry cab.
all access to service yard areas would controlled by the control Point
gatehouse, to ensure that unauthorised access is not permitted. Public
access would be actively discouraged from service yard areas, with access
limited to trained competent members of staff only.
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Building orientation
the principle criteria for orientating the units has been the segregation of
circulation within the site of the operational functions from a health and
safety viewpoint. this minimises conflicts of pedestrian, vehicular and rail
functions.
Crime Prevention
as a rail operating facility, the site will be made safe and secure by
perimeter fencing to the recommended standards of network Rail. this
will include weldmesh fencing to all boundaries to a height of 2.8m.
access and egress to the site will be controlled by security gatehouses,
manned by representatives of the estate management security team
twenty four hours a day. the perimeter will also be monitored by a
comprehensive cctV installation backed up by security guard patrols.
Within the site, car parking has been arranged so that it is overlooked by
the office accommodation.
refuse and recycling Strategy
each of the buildings will be provided with a dedicated area for the
provision of refuse and re-cycling facilities that will be tailored to the final
users’ operational requirements. typically, this would include dedicated
skips and compactors located in the service yards. during the construction
phase, a waste management plan will be put into place that will aim to
avoid all unnecessary waste. the design will similarly address this issue
along with the specification of recyclable materials and components where
possible.
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10. scaLe
Whilst the buildings proposed are generally of significant scale, the site
offers significant potential for this scale of development. By introducing
significant new landscaping zones within the site, the potential visual
effects would be carefully taken into account.
the site landscaping cross sections show the relationship of the proposals
under this application, in relation to existing ground levels, context and
adjacent buildings off-site. in particular, the cross sections demonstrate the
relationship between infrastructure roads and buildings.
the unit sizes and associated service yards are based around the
practicalities required with maximum servicing capacity along each
available elevation. as warehouse units, each building must accommodate
docking facilities for HgVs while maintaining a sensible viable solution for
external transport infrastructure.
this is best achieved with a ground floor ratio of 1:2 – 1:3, enabling the
long facades to house loading bays while also allowing a high level of
visibility along this potentially busy route.
the resultant building sizes are:
Unit ‘a’ 281 x 193m (LxW)
Unit ‘B’ 449 x 146.5m
Unit ‘c’ 305 x 234m
With +/- 2m lateral variations.
the clear internal height has been determined at 15 metres and the
proposed roof design would give a maximum ridge height of 18.5 metres.
this enables the accommodation of modern racking systems, product
handling equipment and high level sprinklers. Whilst this creates buildings
of substantial volume and mass, the design utilises several devices to
reduce the apparent scale. the overall impression of each building when
viewed from outside, belies the overall floor area, with the visual effect
being spread across the site minimising the sense of mass and scale. the
size of each unit has been limited to allow sufficient space, externally, for
parking, servicing and landscaping, ensuring that it does not overpower
the surrounding environment. the curved roof design solution also helps
to break up the scale of the buildings and would help to link the buildings
with the surrounding context.
Horizontally, spanning panels would be used on the elevations to reduce
the perceived height, and these would be broken up with contrasting
materials in panelled areas, in order to punctuate the length of the
facades. at low level, dock doors would add interest and definition to the
ground level loading and servicing area.
two 25m high gantry cranes will operate over the intermodal terminal
sidings, adjacent HgV roadways and the stack of stored intermodal units.
stored intermodal units will be of a variety of sizes, the most common
being deep-sea martime containers (length 6.1m/12.2m, height
2.59m/2.9m, width 2.44m), short sea pallet-wide containers (length
13.7m, height 2.9m, width 2.55m) and swap bodies (length 13.6m).
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Unit BFF Level - 25.26mMax. Ht - 43.56mAOD(H=18.3m)
Unit CFF Level - 25.26mMax. Ht - 43.56mAOD(H=18.3m)
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Scale: Building Plots, Positions & HeightsSIFE
Key:
Building Plot
Proposed Building Position
Maximum Ridge Heights(-2m. height variation)
Proposed Level meters aod
(H=18.3m)
Level
Building Size:
Plot A: 281 x 193m
Plot B: 449 x 146.5m
Plot C: 305 x 234m
(Length x width)+- 2m. lateral variation
BUiLding PLot, Positions & HeigHts
11. appearance