Housing We have been advising on the remediation of an old quarry to enable the site to be filled with selected earth works material from the construction and demolition waste streams. The material will be selected by our engineers and then compacted under their supervision to provide a development platform and soakaways to allow the dispersal of rain water to ground. Our surveyors continue to advise on housing sites for SME Builders and we are involved in five sites in Continue reading Cromwell Wood News June 2017→

Housing We have been advising on the building of a stone block retaining wall using locally sourced quarried block stone instead of using gabion walling. The project is for 5 houses and the client required a tiered garden area and slope support. We have advised on the size of the blocks and method of construction to ensure support for the excavation and the drainage of the land to provide an aesthetic feature to the prestigious development. Stone retaining wall for Continue reading Cromwell Wood News March 2017→

We have noticed a steady increase in small windfall sites that we have been asked to advise on for ground conditions and coal mining which should provide small housing sites throughout South and West Yorkshire. We have been involved in foundations and retaining wall design providing solutions to hillside sites and ones affected by shallow coal mining. The mineral extraction sector has seen increased activity and we have been providing project management & design services to 5 of our clients Continue reading Windfall Sites, Mineral Extraction, Landfill, Investigation, and 2 Community Sports Facilities→

We have had an interesting time over the past three months, starting with a trip down under to complete some post contract business for a coal conveyor or installation and to assess the opportunities for the company in project management, planning and permitting work, environmental assessment and contaminated land projects. The research was mainly in the South in Adelaide, Melbourne, Gippsland, Canberra and Sydney. A number of large quarrying projects were visited in the southern New South Wales area. Brown Continue reading Australia 2016→

This year has been another successful year for the company as activity in the construction industry has grown. We are currently working on 4 planning applications for aggregates, industrial minerals and building stone for minerals to supply the construction sector, mainly housing and commercial development in West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Applications that have received planning permissions this year have been for extensions to two building stone quarries, a new permission for a flag quarry and planning permission for a 1.2 Continue reading 2015 – Another Successful Year→

Looking forward to site monitoring next week if weather like this.

We have recently assisted a client to transfer permits for a waste transfer station and recovery scheme to procure material and restore a quarry. Our engineers have project managed the scheme and advised on the environmental impact.

Cromwell Wood Estate Company has project managed the planning applications for 4 houses in Leeds and the development has now received planning permission. We have project managed an application of 15 houses which included a coal mining risk assessment and phase 1 audit which has been submitted to the LPA and registered. Planning permission has been received last week for the retention of a saw shed for a local quarry.