Leyland Street in Prescot connects the High Street with the pedestrianised Eccleston Street in Prescot town centre.
The redevelopment of the area took place in connection with the Prescot Townscape Heritage Initiative, a Knowsley Council-backed plan to restore the historic character of Eccleston Street and Leyland Street and regenerate the traditional town centre.
The council has commenced a programme of town centre regeneration and is working hard to support businesses, attract investment, increase the number of homes in the centre, promote the heritage of Prescot and promote improved leisure and cultural facilities for families, including the local economy.
A significant element of the regeneration programme is the 5-year Townscape Heritage Initiative funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, the Council and other local partners. The funding will be used to restore shop fronts and historic architectural features in pre 1919 buildings and improve open spaces.
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Leyland Street in Prescot connects the High Street with the pedestrianised Eccleston Street in Prescot town centre.
The redevelopment of the area took place in connection with the Prescot Townscape Heritage Initiative, a Knowsley Council-backed plan to restore the historic character of Eccleston Street and Leyland Street and regenerate the traditional town centre.
The council has commenced a programme of town centre regeneration and is working hard to support businesses, attract investment, increase the number of homes in the centre, promote the heritage of Prescot and promote improved leisure and cultural facilities for families, including the local economy.
A significant element of the regeneration programme is the 5-year Townscape Heritage Initiative funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, the Council and other local partners. The funding will be used to restore shop fronts and historic architectural features in pre 1919 buildings and improve open spaces.
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One of the challenges faced by the design team was to provide sufficient soil volume for the long-term establishment of the trees due to the limited available space underneath the pavement, particularly with the presence of numerous statutory services. Following consultation with GreenBlue Urban, tree pits were created, providing a large enough soil volume spanning underneath the carriageway and linking two tree pits together. Linking the pits reduced the soil requirement from 35 cubic metres to 23 cubic metres of quality uncompacted topsoil for the combined tree pit.
The GreenBlue Urban StrataCell system was installed spanning underneath the total width of the road due to its exceptional structural strength, which has been independently tested and is suitable for use underneath a carriageway. The StrataCell system is filled with good quality topsoil and provides a very healthy rooting profile underneath the paved surface.
One of the challenges faced by the design team was to provide sufficient soil volume for the long-term establishment of the trees due to the limited available space underneath the pavement, particularly with the presence of numerous statutory services. Following consultation with GreenBlue Urban, tree pits were created, providing a large enough soil volume spanning underneath the carriageway and linking two tree pits together. Linking the pits reduced the soil requirement from 35 cubic metres to 23 cubic metres of quality uncompacted topsoil for the combined tree pit.
The GreenBlue Urban StrataCell system was installed spanning underneath the total width of the road due to its exceptional structural strength, which has been independently tested and is suitable for use underneath a carriageway. The StrataCell system is filled with good quality topsoil and provides a very healthy rooting profile underneath the paved surface.
The project was installed successfully by Dowhigh Limited, with onsite assistance from the GreenBlue Urban technical team. The trees were planted as shown in the cross section above, the system is adapted to take account of the underground stats. Aeration to the soil profile within the StrataCell profile is provided by a linked-up circuit of perforated pipes with two air inlet access covers at the base of each tree.
The tree health will be monitored as part of GreenBlue Urbans on-going commitment to ensuring that trees planted in urban areas reach their full potential.
The project was installed successfully by Dowhigh Limited, with onsite assistance from the GreenBlue Urban technical team. The trees were planted as shown in the cross section above, the system is adapted to take account of the underground stats. Aeration to the soil profile within the StrataCell profile is provided by a linked-up circuit of perforated pipes with two air inlet access covers at the base of each tree.
The tree health will be monitored as part of GreenBlue Urbans on-going commitment to ensuring that trees planted in urban areas reach their full potential.
