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KEEPING YOU INFORMED ON
ALL CONSTRUCTION NEWS
FROM TRAFALGAR PLACE
24/7 HELPLINE 020 3600 0001
ISSUE 02 AUTUMN 2013ELEPHANTANDCASTLE.ORG.UK
Were building or your uture
Investing in Elephant & Castle
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ISSUE 02 AUTUMN
2013
Welcome to the secondissue o re:build, ourregular newsletter orTraalgar Place in
Elephant & Castle.Re:build has beendesigned to keep localresidents surroundingTraalgar Place regularlyinormed, providing
consistent and practicalinormation rom LendLease about the progresso construction so thatyou are always awareo whats happeningand when.
ABOUT RE:BUILD KEEP IN TOUCH
I youd like to talk aboutanything concerningthe ongoing constructionwork, you can reach us on:
020 3600 0001.For more inormation visit:elephantandcastle.org.uk
HOURS OF WORK
Weekdays 8am 6pmSaturday 8am 1pmSunday Closed
No deliveries duringschool term between
8.15 9am & 3.15 4pm.
RESIDENTSCHARTER
OUR COMMITMENT:
To respect all residentsand to be considerateduring sensitive times
To keep noise and dustto a minimum
To erect timber hoardingand ences to saeguardresidents and the public
To ensure constructionworkers park indesignated areas
To ensure all deliveriesare staggered duringworking hours only
To inorm residents odisruptive operations
COMMUNICATION:
Updates on progressin a regular newsletter
Mail shots when required
TELL US WHATYOU THINK
I you have anysuggestions or ideasabout the inormation
you want to see inthese newsletters orthe way it is presented,please email us [email protected]
I you require thisnewsletter to betranslated or in largerprint, please contactus using the aboveemail address or call020 3600 0001.
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CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE: HOW
CONSTRUCTION
AFFECTS THE LOCALCOMMUNITY
Lend Lease is committed to working with SouthwarkCouncil and the local community to ensure thatwe minimise the impact o our works during theconstruction process. Saety is our number one priority
and Lend Lease operates an Incident & Injury Freeculture on all o our sites. All Lend Lease sites areregistered with the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
VEHICLE SAFETY
Lend Lease iscommitted to ensuringall construction vehiclesoperate saely whendelivering to and rom thesite. We will ensure allsuppliers and contractorsoperating Heavy GoodsVehicles (HGVs) achievea minimum o a bronzestandard with the FreightOwners RecognitionScheme (FORS) along
with the Sae UrbanDriving (SUD) trainingcourse, both operated byTL prior to accessing ourconstruction site.
For more inormation, visit
the ollowing websites:
ors-online.org.uk
tf.gov.uk/microsites/reight/driver_training.aspx
Sitenews
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The site works areprogressing well and wehave been helped bythe good weather thissummer. There are ourindividual blocks withinTraalgar Place and each
o them is a dierentsize and shape. To beginbuilding these blocks, ourmain site activity currentlyconsists o pouring theconcrete oundations and
installing the drainage oreach building.
Once the buildingoundations are completeyou will start to see therst foor taking shape,helped by the three towercranes that were installedduring August. As we
move into autumn we willcontinue to build upwardsand start to install theexternal cladding andbrickwork. By the NewYear we will be starting to
t out the lower foors othe new buildings.
TRAFALGAR PLACE SITE NEWS
TRAFFIC CHANGESThe new site accessroad rom Rodney Roadthrough to Balour Streetopened in late September.This new access will
reduce the trac alongBalour Street as vehicleswill no longer enter romhere, only using it as anexit. They will also beable to enter the pit lane
prior to exiting ontoRodney Road.
TIMELINE
AUTUMN 2013
Opening o haul roadand pit lane to enableone way access acrossthe site rom Rodney
Road. Commencethe installation o thebuilding envelopeincluding windows.
WINTER 2013/14
Works on the buildingaade begin, touto the rst buildingstarts and the powersubstation becomesoperational.
SPRING/SUMMER 2015
The site gets readyor occupation, withpractical completion due
in early summer 2015.
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TREES AND GREEN SPACE
Lend Lease is committed to planting andretaining up to 1,600 trees across Elephant& Castle over the next 11 years.
To add to the existing mature trees on the Traalgar Placesite, we are planting 22 new trees during September2013 in our locations: Charlie Chaplin Park, MasonStreet, Salisbury Row and Paragon Gardens. These new
trees will be the rst in a wider tree planting programmewhich will see a total o 74 new trees planted onsite atTraalgar Place and 30 more planted in the local areaaround the site. The trees will enhance local biodiversitywith dierent types o tree species that will encouragemore wildlie into the area. We will then maintain them
or the rst three years, which will ensure that theygrow and fourish in the uture.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
QUESTION 1/
What is the new sitenumber or comments,concerns or questions?
As a simplied andconsistent means o
contact, we have createda new construction phonenumber that respondsto queries and concernsacross all Lend Leasesites in Elephant & Castle.
This new number is020 3600 0001 and willbe operated 24 hours bya switchboard who canbest direct your queryto the right person.
QUESTION 2/
How does Lend Leasecontrol noise romthe site?
As a member o theConsiderate Constructors
Scheme, Lend Lease iscommitted to using thesaest and least disruptiveconstruction methodspossible. We regularlymonitor the noise that
the construction activitygenerates and ensure thatwe work within pre-agreednoise limits. We alsoensure that all machinery isserviced correctly and plan
all our tasks in advanceusing tried and testedmethods. However, we arealso always looking out orbetter (and quieter) wayso building. I you have
any questions or concernsregarding noise, pleasecontact 020 3600 0001.
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DROP IN SESSION
Drop-in sessions are heldon the rst Tuesday oevery month between4-6pm at the consultationhub on Walworth Road.
The sessions give peoplethe opportunity to speakwith the Lend Leasedevelopment team,look over material rompast exhibitions, or view
planning documents.Location: Lend Leaseconsultation hub,182-184 Walworth Rd,London SE17 1JJ.
RESIDENTS MEETINGS
We are providing you withconstruction updates innewsletters and onthe website (www.elephantandcastle.org.uk), and rom the next
month we will also hostquarterly residentsmeetings. The rstmeeting is planned orOctober at the BalourStreet Cooperative Room,and your invitation will besent in the post. We canalso attend your existingresidents meetings toprovide urther updates
upon request.Call us with any querieson 020 3600 0001.
Whats onYour guide to site events andannouncements around The Elephant
HEYGATE
DEMOLITION UPDATEThe Heygate demolition willbegin rom late September2013 and will take placeover the next 15 months.It involves careul clearance
and dismantling o thebuildings interiors, beorethe exteriors start to comedown in early 2014.
Residents around the
Heygate will receive aletter shortly to explain thedemolition has started andhow it will impact the area.We will keep you updatedthroughout the demolition
with our newsletter andregular mail outs.
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1 Traalgar Place2 Heygate Redevelopment
3 Shopping Centre
DEVELOPMENTMAP
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Construction is aantastic industrywith many excitingopportunities, and werecommitted to workingwith our partners tosecure jobs and training
or local people.I you are looking orwork and can showcommitment andmotivation, then pleaseget in contact with our
partner, Southwark Works,who will provide youwith advice and supportto access the jobs andtraining opportunitiesavailable.
Call Southwark Works on0800 052 0540 or [email protected]
Or visit our oce:Unit 239, Elephant &Castle Shopping CentreLondon SE1 6TE.
JOBS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
There are all sorts o jobs on site and we will proleworkers in each issue o re:build so you can seewho is on site and what they are doing.
MEET THE PEOPLE
MARTYN FENNELL/ Project Director
Martyn has worked in the residentialconstruction industry or almost 40 yearsand led the regeneration o Edmonton
Partnership Initiative delivering over1,000 homes.
TEDROS DESTA
Teddy joined the project in June 2013working or Clipne Ltd, who provide the
site logistics and security. He is a resident oElephant & Castle and pleased to be workinglocally. Teddys role is to ensure that ourdeliveries and vehicles are managed saely.
JEMIMA BAMGBOSE
Jemima is working with Lend lease onTraalgar Place as part o a 12 monthplacement rom Westminster Universitywhere she is studying Building Surveying.Jemima is helping to manage our sub-contractors and works packages. She will
return to university having had real, relevantexperience rom working on such a largescale regeneration project.
NEW! COME ALONGTO OUR LOCALJOBS FAIR:
4th October 10am-3pm
1 Thurlow Street (nextto the Community Hall),Southwark, SE17 2UX.
For more inormationabout the air call ortext Karen Laheen, on07956 106387 or [email protected]