Aerial shot of Campkin Road

Campkin Road

Cambridge

A Cambridge Investment Partnership scheme, Campkin Road will provide 75 new, highly sustainable homes and apartments, green spaces and a community centre. We provided multidisciplinary services to support the development from 2019 to late 2023.

Cambridge Investment Partnership

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Situated in the north of Cambridge, Campkin Road was designed by BPTW architects and draws inspiration from the surrounding vernacular architecture. The development for Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) will provide 75 new, highly sustainable homes and apartments, green spaces and a community centre across four buildings between two and four-storeys tall. The new homes and apartments will replace 32 post war flats. 100% will be affordable, contributing to the Council’s 500 Council Home Programme to meet housing needs across Cambridge.

We were initially appointed to provide multidisciplinary technical services to support the planning application in 2019. During this stage it was discovered that the site lay within the High Risk Surface Water Flood Zone, which meant Surface Water Modelling was required to ensure that the development remained safe from flooding and did not increase the flood risk elsewhere. All whilst maintaining safe access and egress.

Our Water & Flood Risk team worked closely with the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) to mitigate the flood risks posed to the development and unanimous approval was granted in early 2020. We subsequently became involved throughout the design period, before supporting the construction and post-construction stages from 2021 onwards.

Awards

  • Winner: Best Large Social Housing Development in East Anglia, LABC Warranty Building Excellence Awards 2024
Residential block at Campkin Road
Cambridge Investment Partnership
Dwellings at Campkin Road
Cambridge Investment Partnership
Community Centre at Campkin Road
Cambridge Investment Partnership
Residential block at Campkin Road
Cambridge Investment Partnership
Aerial shot of Campkin Road
Cambridge Investment Partnership
Campkin Road, Cambridge
Cambridge Investment Partnership

WHAT WE DID:

FEASIBILITY STAGE:

  • Phase 1 Contaminated Land Assessment

PLANNING STAGE:

  • Initial Baseline Noise Monitoring
  • Detailed Noise Break-in Calculations
  • MUGA Noise Assessment
  • Architectural Acoustics Advice
  • Flood Risk Assessment
  • Foul and Surface Water Drainage Assessment
  • Flood Risk advice and recommendations
  • Surface Water Modelling and Associated Developer Case Runs
  • Phase 2 Geo-Environmental Site Investigation
  • Ground Gas Monitoring and Risk Assessment
  • Remediation Strategy
  • Energy Statement
  • Sustainability Statement
  • Overheating Assessment
  • Utilities Assessment
  • External Lighting Design and Lighting Impact Assessment
  • BREEAM Pre-Assessment

DESIGN STAGE:

  • Temporary Works Design

PRE-CONSTRUCTION STAGE:

  • Detailed Demolition, Piling and Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment

CONSTRUCTION STAGE:

  • Plant Noise Assessment
  • Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment

POST-CONSTRUCTION STAGE:

  • Supervision and Verification of Remediation Works

LIVE ENVIRONMENT:

  • BREEAM Post Construction Assessment

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS / BENEFITS:

  • Developed a Detailed Surface Water Model which was able to ensure appropriate mitigation was incorporated to reduce the flood risks on the site.
  • Secured unanimous planning approval in March 2020.