Following our recent nominations at the RTPI Awards 2019, we are very excited to announce that two of Tetra Tech’s projects have made the shortlist at the Planning Awards 2019.
The nominations include:
- St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey for Best use of publicly-owned land and/or property in placemaking.
- Whittlesford Parkway Station Masterplan for Award for infrastructure planning.
Securing both these nominations is testament to the terrific talent within our planning and transport disciplines that helped make this project a reality, not to mention the amazing supporting work from our other multidisciplinary teams.
St. Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey development
The development at St. Peter’s Hospital, which we secured planning consent for, will provide 475 new homes in Runnymede under an NHS to initiative to accelerate health improvement care for over 350,000 people in northwest Surrey. Great efforts have been made to ensure the addition of homes integrate with the local area and respect its environmental features.
On a 31-hectare site in Chertsey, 328 homes will be allotted to the residential market, while 147 will house staff at the Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It’s being delivered in collaboration with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and Optivo.
Nick Bowden, Associate at Tetra Tech, said: “It has been a pleasure to work on a project that is helping the NHS trust deliver healthcare benefits to over a quarter of a million people, in addition to providing new homes for key worker staff. We have benefitted from a very amicable relationship with a proactive and well-meaning client, as well as a talented project team that includes stakeholders from within Tetra Tech, partners consultancies, and the Borough and County Councils.”
Whittlesford Parkway Station development
Meanwhile, Whittlesford Parkway Station forms part of a framework through which both the form and function of the parkway and its surroundings will be enhanced. In collaboration with transport providers and stakeholders like the Greater Cambridge Partnership, interventions were identified to alleviate existing accessibility problems experienced by local residents and commuters.
The station masterplan will also enhance the setting of listed buildings, transform the public relam in the vicinity of the station into a safe and attractive gateway, and provide the physical capacity to facilitate sustainable economic growth in the South Cambridgeshire area.
Ben King, Project Manager at Tetra Tech, said: “Our masterplan sets out to maximise the accessibility of Whittlesford Parkway Station, particularly through alternatives to the car, raising its capacity to meet increasing demand and reduce the impact of commuting on local residents. It’s been a great team effort and the masterplan provides a strong framework for further investment.”
The Awards presentation will take place on Tuesday 4 June 2019 at the RIBA 66 Portland Place London, W1B 1AD. Visit www.planningawards.com to learn more.