Coughton Court Flood Alleviation

Coughton Court is a Grade I listed National Trust property set within a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Conservation Area.  Bea Landscape Design Ltd was commissioned in 2008 as Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor and Landscape Architect for the flood alleviation proposals designed by hydrological consultants, Haycock Associates following the July 2007 flooding.  Bea Landscape Design Ltd was also appointed to carry out a tree survey and design and administer improvements to the main and overflow car parks.

The flood alleviation scheme comprised the construction of a swale some 25m wide and 1m deep within the historic parkland to the front of the Court including the design and installation of a new vehicular bridge, the refurbishment of the historic metal estate gates and fencing and the extension of a limestone boundary wall.  The subsoil arisings were spread on adjacent fields and ploughed into the existing sward prior to seeding to create a wildflower meadow.

Located in a historically sensitive landscape the project involved close liaison with the National Trust Archaeologist and County Archaeologist to achieve an acceptable design including a geophysical survey, trenching investigation and archaeological watching brief.

The car park improvements were successfully completed in 2009 and the flood alleviation proposals were completed in 2011.

Overview

  • Project Name

    Coughton Court Flood Alleviation

  • Location

    Alcester, Warwickshire

  • Category

    Heritage, culture, art

  • Landscape Architect

    Bea Landscape Design Ltd

  • Client

    The National Trust

  • Brief

    To project manage and provide detailed design drawings and specifications for planning approval, listed building consent, scheduled monument consent and construction in liaison with the structural engineers including the swale and associated bridge, historic stone wall extension, fencing refurbishment and design and administration of improvements to the main and overflow car parks.

Details

  • Project Team

    Hydrologists- Haycocks; Project Manager - Bea Landscape Design; Quantity Surveyor - Bea Landscape Design; Structural Engineers - Frank Haywood Associates; CDM Co-ordinator - BCA Project Services

  • Local planning authority or government body

    Stratford-on-Avon District Council

  • Year Completed

    0001

  • Contract Value

    '£300,000

Technicals

  • Materials

    Bridge and abutments faced with handmade bricks bedded and jointed with lime mortar.

  • Suppliers

    Northcot Bricks Limited

  • Contractors

    Main Contractor: O'Briens Ltd Stone Mason: R N Fear & Sons

  • Bea Landscape Design Ltd

    Registered Practice - (3 - 5 Employees)
    Profile

  • Approximate Map Location

    Location

    Alcester, Warwickshire

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