Headstone Manor Park

Project Overview

A major SuDS and flood alleviation scheme within a nationally significant heritage park. Works included de-culverting watercourses, creating new wetlands and improving access while protecting heritage assets and maintaining public use.

  • Ground Control Ltd for London Borough of Harrow

  • Principal Subcontractor – Earthworks, NFM, Hard & Soft Landscaping

  • Flood Alleviation / Heritage Parks

  • £2.8m (PVR Delivery: £1.5m)

  • April 2019 – March 2021

  • 23-hectare heritage park

  • Headstone Manor Park, Harrow

  • Scheduled Monument · Listed structures · Heritage Lottery Funded

Scope of Works

  • SuDS ponds, wetlands, reed beds and sediment ponds

  • De-culverting sections of Yeading Brook

  • 2.5 km of new and upgraded paths; seven bridges

  • Overflow car park, play area and soft landscaping

 

Highlights & Key Benefits

  • National award-winning scheme

  • Major flood alleviation and ecological enhancement

  • Improved visitor access and heritage experience

 

Project Delivery Challenges & Solutions

  • Asbestos-impacted soil resolved via revised MMP and landform redesign

  • Seasonal programming to avoid ecological constraints

  • COVID shutdown managed with revised RAMS

 

Community Engagement

  • Weekly client and stakeholder meetings

  • Public access maintained throughout via phased works

  • Engagement with museum, nursery and residents

 
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