McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living
Encon Associates Limited has been commissioned by McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living to prepare a Travel Plan in connection with the BREEAM Assessment for the proposed redevelopment of Nelson Hospital.
This BREEAM Travel Plan was provided for the Assisted Living Extra Care, part of the development to be operated by McCarthy & Stone, produced in accordance with the requirements of BREEAM 2011 New Construction and the requirements of Tra 05 within the Transport section of the assessment, with the following aim:
“To recognise the consideration given to accommodating a range of travel options for building users, thereby encouraging the reduction of user reliance on forms of travel that have the highest environmental impact.”
Development Site Area: 4,817m²
No. of Units: 51
Contribution to Planning: Demonstrate compliance of Tra 05 to achieve one credit towards the BREEAM 2011 New Construction Assessment of the development
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Client McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living
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Location Kingston Road, Merton, London, SW20 8DB
Providing a solution – Being BREEAM Compliant
Encon Associates produced a detailed Travel Plan to demonstrate compliance of Tra 05 to achieve one credit towards the BREEAM 2011 New Construction Assessment of the development:
The travel plan was developed as part of the feasibility and design stages which considers all types of travel relevant to the building type and users. In addition to this, the travel plan was structured to meet the needs of the particular site and takes into consideration the findings of a site-specific transport survey and assessment that covers the following
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