70-74 High Street, Sittingbourne

This Design & Build project in a designated Conservation area comprised the demolition of existing shop units and the construction of a ground floor commercial unit with 3 flats built over two further floors. The demolition included the controlled removal of contamination and temporary propping to the adjacent party walls. During the works, foundations which were shared by the adjoining building proved to be inadequate for the new structure and this resulted in the need for hit and miss underpinning.

Detailed consultation and liaison was required with the local authority planning and conservation departments in order to satisfy the external fabric requirements.

Sectional completion of the ground floor also enabled the fitting out of the ground floor commercial unit by the Halifax whilst the upper floors were ongoing.

Client: Berwick Hill Properties

Contract Administrator: Pearson Gore

Value: £703,000

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