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For:UpNorthGroup(VirginMedia Ltd.)
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Revision: First Issue 9 July2013
Planning Support Statement
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Contents
1.0
Background information
2.0
Location, constraints and context
3.0
The Proposals
3.1 Amount
3.2 Layout
3.3 Scale
3.4 Appearance
3.5 Access
3.6 Planning : guidance data
4.0
Appendices
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)01 Location Plan
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)02 Existing Plan
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)03 Proposed Plan
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)04 Existing Elevations
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)05 Proposed Elevations
Weatherite : VMR30 fabrication drawing
Weatherite : VMR30 technical data
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1.0 Background Information
UpNorth Group commissioned Napper Architects to submit applications for planning approval for the
alteration and / or adaption of a number of Virgin Media ‘hubs’ nationwide, to provide air handling
equipment to serve new VM digital media apparatus.
The Virgin Media premises is accessed directly from Skiddaw Road,75m from its junction with
Bassendale Road :
VM Bromborough T2400
Unit 4
Skiddaw Road
Corft Business Park
Bromborough
Merseyside
CH62 3RB
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2.0 Location, constraints and context
Figure 1.
Site location plan not to scale
The Virgin Media building is a detached two storey industrial building, sitting within a development of
four units, accessed from a central access road. Unit 4 is accessed via a dedicated parking apron
which also provides direct access to its private service yard and plant compound. The walls are
finished in coloured composite metal cladding, with contrasting panels and rainwater goods, with a
similar profiled sheet metal roof with contrasting gutters. The building is surrounded on all sides by a
Heras compound fence, with supplementary fencing to the plant compound.
The proposals comprise the installation of a new chiller installations within the building, connecting via
internal plenums to new powder coated louvers in the external facade.
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Figure 2.
Google Earth view of the site.
View 1.
Birds eye view of the Virgin Media premises from the east.
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3.0 The Proposals
The proposals which form this submission build on the evolving client brief and the technical analysis
noted in the sections below.
View 2.
Southern elevation looking due west
View 3.
Entrance gate to secure compound running length of west
elevation with secure plant compound to the right.
3.1 Amount
Three prefabricated ‘Weatherite’ air conditioning chiller units (refer to appendices 4.6 and 4.7)
incorporating integral fans within a prefabricated powder coated steel casing; the units to be located
internally within the building to replace two similar existing units. The new installations are to be
connected to the rear of the existing / new louvres via insulated ductwork plenum.
Three new pressure relief dampers are also to be provided; these are 1000mm x 750mm and operate
as control when the chillers are in free cooling / mixed mode cooling.
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View 4.
Eastern gable wall looking south
View 5.
View of the south elevation from the north east
3.2 Layout
The three new chillers are to replace existing (dissimilar units) and are located internally, close to the
external facade with insulated ductwork connection via plenums to the external louvers as per layout
as proposed, reference 4.3.
The three new pressure relief dampers are located in the southern elevation, spaced symmetrically
and lining through at the head with the existing similar sized louvres.
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View 6.
Birds eye view from the south
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3.3 Scale
These are proprietary units, sized for performance capacity; they are located internally, positioned to
cool new digital media apparatus, with air intake via the gable louvres.
View 7.
Secure plant compound – unaffected by the proposals
View 8.
Looking north at the plant compound. An access pathway
running to the full perimeter of the building passes between
the plant compound and the building – refer to view 11.
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3.4 Appearance
Figure 3. Weatherite ‘Chiller Unit’ – typical unit, in internal configuration
supply ducting connected to the rear of the intake / supply louvre.
with intake
Powder coated sealed casings to AC chiller units, located internally with connection to existing / new
powder coated steel louvres. New chiller intake / exhaust louvres and pressure dampers are
proposed to be finished in RAL 7042 to match the existing cladding, to LPA approval. There are no
proposed works to the compound enclosure.
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View 9.
Birds eye view from the west
3.5 Access
The installations require periodic maintenance, with full access required only during the installation
period and for inspection of any damage or major technical faults that occur during operation. Direct
access is possible from within the building.
View 10.
Birds eye view from the north
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View 11.
Looking north between the building and the secure plant compound.
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3.6 Planning : guidance data
Refer also to preceding sections 3.1-3.5
A. Site analysis - Virgin Media occupy
Unit 4, Skiddaw Road, Corft Business Park, Bromborough, Merseyside CH62 3RB
The premises comprises a two storey industrial building with shallow pitched roof, both clad in
profiled metal composite sheeting, with dedicated parking apron and service yard, with
secure compound fencing and external plant area.
B. Context analysis – The proposal is to provide supplementary air cooling plant to serve digital
media equipment. No existing access arrangements for either Virgin Media or their
neighbours is compromised.
C. Policy Context
D. Movement – No existing access arrangements are compromised by the proposal
E. Access – The Virgin Media premises is approached via a dedicated parking / service apron
and has a secure plant compound, and perimeter fencing. Refer also to item 3.5
F. Amount – refer to item 3.1
G. Layout – refer to item 3.2
H. Scale – refer to item 3.3. The proposed chiller units measure 2000mm (wide) x 925mm
(deep) x 2850mm (high) - refer to 4.6 for full fabrication drawing. The setting out and size of
external louvres are indicated on drawing AL(0)05
I.
Appearance – refer to item 3.4
J. Landscaping – no landscaping is involved in this application
K. Community safety – The proposed plant is located within the secure Virgin Media premises
and is accessible by only Virgin Media staff and service engineers.
L. Environmental Sustainability – The scheme proposal is to provide a far more efficient
element of plant with greater capacity than the equipment it replaces to serve new digital
media distribution equipment, whilst adhering to current legislation in terms of performance
output.
Final scheme - As application drawings
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4.0 Appendices
4.1
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)01 Location Plan
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4.2
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)02 Existing Plan
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4.3
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)03 Proposed Plan
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4.4
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)04 Existing Elevations
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4.5
Napper Architects drawing AL(0)05 Proposed Elevations
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4.6
Weatherite : VMR30 fabrication drawing
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4.7
Weatherite : VMR30 technical data
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