Author: Amy Leigh

The new buildings at Botanical Place require naming, and we want your help. Using the Council’s guidelines, the project team has brainstormed a list of suggestions that build on the Botanical Place theme. These suggestions are based on the ideas of distilling, botanical ingredients and traditional essential oils. Many of you have already expressed an […]

All three cranes have been installed on site, a significant milestone in the development of Botanical Place and reflective of the excellent progress being made. We sent professional construction photographer Carlotta Luke to site to capture the third and final crane going up!

The construction phase of Botanical Place has begun. Before their start on site, our construction partner produced an introductory newsletter. This was delivered to immediate neighbours and can also be found on the Botanical Place Facebook page. We will of course continue to work closely with the team at Higgins, to maintain regular updates to […]

As some of you may have noticed, site information has also recently been               installed on the hoardings, which includes contact details and information to find out more. See the photos attached for a sneak preview but be sure to check them out for yourself! We would also like to […]

We are pleased to confirm that earlier last month, UKPN cut power to the old substation. The substation has now been decommissioned and will be demolished in the next week or so. Residents and local businesses were unaffected by the activities of UKPN.

Over the past couple of months the team at Squibb have progressed quickly with the demolition works, processing concrete using the infamous ‘muncher and crusher’ machines and recycling site spoil into useful aggregate. In the coming weeks the demolition will draw to a close and Squibb will begin to wrap up their presence on site. The removal of a […]

Two weeks ago, as part of their ‘Let’s Explore’ topic, reception classes from West Byfleet Infant School visited the Sheer House redevelopment site. Their teacher very kindly shared some of their drawings and told us what the children had to say about their trip to site! “The digger knocked down the old building. The builders […]

Some of you have been asking for more details on the safe removal of asbestos which we would like to provide an overview on. With health and safety paramount, our licensed asbestos removal team have been following strict protocols on-site. Prior to the demolition, an asbestos survey was carried out by a licensed surveyor. This involved […]