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FOLKESTONE HARBOUR, UK - BuroHappold Engineering · Copyright © 976-2014 BuroHappold Engineering....
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Copyright © 1976-2014 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved WATERTIGHT SOLUTIONS THAT WORK IN HARMONY WITH NATURE Images © BuroHappold Engineering / Terry Farrell and Partners CLIENT Folkestone Harbour (GP) Limited ARCHITECT Terry Farrell and Partners DURATION 2009 - ongoing SERVICES PROVIDED BY BUROHAPPOLD Coastal and maritime engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental assessment, ground engineering, structural assessment, environmental assessment, transport planning The development of Folkestone’s seafront and historic harbour, is key to the regeneration of the town. The site, formerly the Victorian ‘Marine Gardens’ and later a ferry terminal, has an extensive shingle beach, which has built up behind the harbour arm and provides an exciting location for high-value development. However, the site has a number of constraints including heritage features and its proximity to designated wildlife areas. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the risk of flooding, in particular under extreme storm conditions when waves overtop the harbour. The viability of previous masterplans had always been called into question by the high cost of building the sea defences deemed necessary. BuroHappold Engineering resolved the flood risk issues in consultation with the Environment Agency, through an integrated solution including a new harbour revetment wave wall to reduce the power of the waves, and beach nourishment and dune creation with shingle to provide needed protection whilst retaining the unique character of the beach. The team engaged with many stakeholders including Natural England, the local planning and highway authorities, throughout the project period to agree appropriate design solutions; the masterplan proposals have now received outline planning approval. Our Environmental Statement for the planning application drew upon the work of numerous technical disciplines in a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment of the masterplan proposals. It received praise during its legal review for its structure, technical rigour and writing style, and the work has provided the basis for reports submitted with the subsequent marine licence applications. FOLKESTONE HARBOUR, UK
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Copyright © 1976-2014 BuroHappold Engineering. All Rights Reserved
W AT E R T I G H T S O L U T I O N S T H AT W O R K I N H A R M O N Y W I T H N AT U R E
Images © BuroHappold Engineering / Terry Farrell
and Partners
CLIEN T Folkestone Harbour (GP) Limited
ARCHI T EC T Terry Farrell and Partners
DUR AT I O N 2009 - ongoing
SERV ICES PROV IDED BY BURO HAPPO LD Coastal and maritime engineering, infrastructure planning, environmental assessment, ground engineering, structural assessment, environmental assessment, transport planning
The development of Folkestone’s seafront and historic harbour, is key to the regeneration of the town. The site, formerly the Victorian ‘Marine Gardens’ and later a ferry terminal, has an extensive shingle beach, which has built up behind the harbour arm and provides an exciting location for high-value development.
However, the site has a number of constraints including heritage features and its proximity to designated wildlife areas. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the risk of flooding, in particular under extreme storm conditions when waves overtop the harbour. The viability of previous masterplans had always been called into question by the high cost of building the sea defences deemed necessary.
BuroHappold Engineering resolved the flood risk issues in consultation with the Environment Agency, through an integrated solution including a new
harbour revetment wave wall to reduce the power of the waves, and beach nourishment and dune creation with shingle to provide needed protection whilst retaining the unique character of the beach.
The team engaged with many stakeholders including Natural England, the local planning and highway authorities, throughout the project period to agree appropriate design solutions; the masterplan proposals have now received outline planning approval.
Our Environmental Statement for the planning application drew upon the work of numerous technical disciplines in a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment of the masterplan proposals. It received praise during its legal review for its structure, technical rigour and writing style, and the work has provided the basis for reports submitted with the subsequent marine licence applications.
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