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Oxted Gasholder - Courtyard Gardens Build - November 2019

Dave and Kieran groundworks foremen are standing on a pile cap, part of the foundation of what will be one of the pillars in the underground car park, this is part of what supports the entire building!

Dave and Kieran groundworks foremen are standing on a pile cap, part of the foundation of what will be one of the pillars in the underground car park, this is part of what supports the entire building!

Welcome to my November blog here at Courtyard Gardens, Oxted, the former site of the gasholder.

This is where construction is taking place to build 111 luxury apartments. Each month, since January 2019 I have been visiting to photograph the progress for posterity, with the kind permission of St William, part of the Berkeley Group.

Each and every time I arrive I learn something new. I am always fascinated by all the processes that are taking place. If like me, you know very little about the construction process, or you are one of the many buyers of the one, two, or three-bedroom apartments and penthouses; or you are just curious to know more, then these blogs are written with you in mind and others too.

These photographs were taken on Friday 15 November, they each have a description on to tell you more about what’s taking place.

Read on to discover more…

The pilings process is coming to an end and we will soon start to see progress above ground once building works start to take place in the new year.

Workmen and engineers start work from 8am until 6pm every weekday with additional time most Saturdays. Flood lighting is used from 4pm at this time of year so as not to lose any valuable working hours.

This is a relatively small site for the Berekely Group who are use to working on huge developments all over the country, with many different challenges, such as working near the River Thames and other urban areas that are in close proximity to cities and skyscrapers

The numerous deliveries that arrive everyday are carefully planned so as not to cause too much disruption to the high street, or the work onsite as well.

As mentioned on previous blogs the foundations are for three Blocks - A, B and C all with outside space and underground parking.

If you would like to take a look at a model of the completed development, this can be found at Robert Leech Estate Agents on Station Road East, Oxted who will be more than happy to show you the finished look.

This is a Dust Scanner to monitor the dust particles in the air. Air quality and vibration monitoring are in place around the site and will continue to take place throughout the build process, which completes in summer 2021.

This is a Dust Scanner to monitor the dust particles in the air. Air quality and vibration monitoring are in place around the site and will continue to take place throughout the build process, which completes in summer 2021.

That’s about it for my November visit, I’ll be back in December with a new update.

To read my previous ten blogs this link takes you to the Blog page on this website.

This link to Robert Leech Estate Agents website shows you more about the finished development.

Bye for now.

Stella

To read other previous blogs these can be found on the ‘Featured’ blogs below by using the arrows on the right to scroll through the past 30 blogs.