Skipton Road

Background

In June 2019, Howard Civil Engineering were awarded the road and sewers and plotworks package at this landmark new housing development on Skipton Road, Harrogate for our new client United Living who are delivering this £48m contract for residential development for Home Group.

We expect to be on site for approximately 2.5 years to deliver the roads and sewers and plotworks for the 350 homes on this highly sought-after development.

The homes and streetscapes on offer will be very different from anything else available in Harrogate, with bespoke designs and styles to make the most of the site’s topography and views.

Stepped foundations and low retaining structures are incorporated throughout the design to manage this gently sloping site and make the most of the views.

40% of the houses are designated affordable homes for rent and shared ownership.

A community park at the centre of the scheme is planned to bring residents together and provide a large pleasant green area to satisfy the requirements for open space. Involving local allotment associations, an ecologist, bird watching and other groups, Home Group have developed  creative solutions to protect wildlife and build a sustainable environment, including preservation of the existing quarry face.

The development is expected to be wholly complete May 2024.

Scope

• 1800m foul sewer up to 4.5m deep
• 2300m surface water up to 900mm diameter, 4.5m deep
• 9 no flow control chambers
• 3700m trenches for services
• 4500m kerbs and edgings
• 9159m2 carriageway
• Mass fill concrete foundations, walls to DPC level, block and beam floors, for 23no house types

The latest at Skipton Road

Well done to our team at @unitedlivinggrp’s Harrogate development who have gone above & beyond to ensure the attenuation tank is installed & back filled before the xmas break! Tarmac link roads have also been installed on programme to give us the best start on plot works in 2020 pic.twitter.com/xR8Om4BRMh

— Howard Civil Eng (@HowardCivilEng) December 20, 2019