DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DURING THE PERIOD 1960-2006

During an intensive ten year period with Harry Chapples of Beaconsfield, as Project Manager, a mixed range of schemes were executed for Private, Local Authority and County Council Clients.

1. Planning, design and construction of 200 Dwellings of detached and semi-detached layout on a site that was set down for agricultural use, but was opposed for such use by the local Residents, and by reasoned argument and logic became a most sought after residential area of Beaconsfield, Bucks in the village of Holtspur.

2. Planning, design and construction of a three storey block of 6 ground floor shops over basement car parking and storage, with twelve flats on the first and second floors. A particularly involved scheme as the site was a former waste tip and had to be thoroughly cleansed prior to construction of the new build.
   
   
3. Planning and design of 60 mixed dwellings at Alconbury Airfield in Huntingdon which was refused on application and dismissed on appeal after a very keenly fought two day hearing at Pathfinder House, Huntingdon. It did appear that the planning Inspector was in favour of the innovative development that included several benefits to the local Community such as road improvements and an additional classroom for the Primary School.
   However the scheme was put aside on the grounds of distance from existing
   housing settlement.
   
4. Construction of 102 Homes for High Wycombe Borough Council, including the 5,000th post war unit of accommodation within the Borough officially opened by the Minister of Housing and Local Government. This job demanded excellent groundwork capabilities owing to the extremes of land levels.
   
   
5. Construction of 48 Dwellings in Four three storey blocks of 12 units being ground floor flats and first-second floor maisonettes. This site was situated close to the water level and needed to have great care taken with ground conditions thus imposed.
   
   
6. Construction of 12 Dwellings at White Hart Lane in Beaconsfield for Beaconsfield Urban District Council in conjunction with a private Architect.  
   
   
   During a period of five years under indentures with J.M. Jones & Sons Ltd. of Maidenhead a variety of design and build schemes were completed, in my role as Project Surveyor and Assistant Project Manager, such as a number of Projects in large and smaller scale:
   
   
7. Offices and Laboratories for United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Culham, Oxfordshire. A multi million 3 Phase, four year Project of World Wide importance.
   
   
8. Shops and Offices development in Bracknell, Berkshire for the Bracknell Development Corporation
   
   
9. Office and Laboratory for Eli Lilly Corporation in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
   
   
10. Factory for Manufacturer, G.A. Harvey in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
    
    
    During the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s with Caithness Housing Projects and GHC Building Projects in my role as Projects Director, a vast number of contracts were executed for Private, Local Authority and County Council clients, with whom my experience enabled the planning process to be achieved,  and included:
    
    For Private Clients.
    
    
11. Design and build Hotel and Restaurant at Sulby Glen, Isle of Man.
    
    
12. Design and build Emporium Building and Kiosks at Chessington World of Adventures for Pearson Group plc, reportedly paid for out of income derived by sales in the new building within FOUR weeks of opening!
    
    
13. Design and build Customs House and Water Ski Cabin at Thorpe Park for RMC/Amey Group.
    
    
14. Design and build Trading Post for Britannia Park, now known as The American Adventure Park at Heanor, Derbyshire. At the time being the largest log building in the United Kingdom.
    
    
15. Design and build Club House for Old College Lawn Tennis Club at Dulwich, South London
    
    
16. Design and build Pavilion for Papplewick School, Ascot, Berkshire.
    
    
17. Design and build Log cabin Leisure Development at Wellingborough for the Northampton Association of Youth Clubs
    
    
18. Design and build Ski Lodge for Ski Hillingdon, South London.
    
    
19. Design and Build Retirement Home for Lord and Lady Cobbold, Lord Chamberlain Queen’s Household Governor Bank of England.
    
    
20. Design and build NHBC approved individual homes, for Professional Architect and Surveyor clients
    
    
    
    For Local Authority and County Council Clients.
    
    
21. London Borough of Hillingdon                          Ski Lodge
    
    
22. London Borough of Islington                             Adventure Playground Log Cabin
    
    
23. London Borough of Haringey                             Adventure Playground Log Cabin
    
    
24. City of London Corporation                                 Park Keepers Bungalows
                                                                                      & Amenity Building in Highgate Wood
    
    
25. Thamesdown Borough Council                         Golf Club Complex at Broome Manor, Swindon
    
    
26. Shotton Borough Council                                    Sports Complex Changing Rooms
    
    
27. Slough Borough Council                                     3 Projects to provide Adventure Playground, Log Cabins                                                                                   and Sports Complex Changing Rooms
    
    
28. Gloucestershire County Council                        Country Park Information Centre and Leisure                                                                                                        Accommodation Units in Keynes Park and South Cerney                                                                                   Water Park
    
    
29. Humberside County Borough Council             Information Centre and Picnic Amenity Building
    
    
30. Washington Development Corporation           Peter Scott Wild Fowl Park Centre
    
    
    
    

    During the latter part of the 1990’s and over the past six years I have concentrated upon the planning perspective and this has included land search, acquisition, planning application and appeal activities.

    More recently, the advent of the Local Development Framework replacing the existing Local Plan has meant working more closely with Local Authorities and The Planning Inspectorate to seek inclusion of land parcels for inclusion within the new envelope of The Local Development Framework.
    
    
    
31. Horsham District Council                                320 Dwellings at Bramber
    
    
32. Guildford Borough Council                              350 Dwellings at Guildford
    
    
33. Sevenoaks Borough Council                           60 Dwellings at Dunton Green
    
    
34. Maidstone Borough Council                            40 Dwellings at Hunton
    
    
    

    In addition to the above mentioned at least another THIRTY sites are available to bring forward to further desk top study and LDF submission.

    The work is one of constantly updating sites that may have been granted an outline consent but may be better resourced by increasing/enhancing the density or type of dwelling actually finally approved and constructed.
    
    
35. Fenland District Council                                   4 Dwellings at Doddington
    
    
36. Fenland District Council                                   9 Dwellings at Benwick
    
    
37. Fenland District Council                                   4 Dwellings at Benwick
    
    
38. Fenland District Council                                   4 Dwellings at Benwick
    
    
39. Fenland District Council                                   20 Dwellings at Manea
    
    
40. North Cornwall District Council                       1 Workplace Home at Stratton

     

 

     

Godfrey H. Chapples
Managing Director

GODFREY CHAPPLES LIMITED