Meeting documents

To receive an update report from Sir Robert McAlpine including questions from members.

The group received a Presentation from Sir Robert McAlpine providing a construction progress update, and clarified that Steven Higgins had taken over the Project Manager role from Peter Munn. The presentation also included a brief ecology update.

Construction update.

February and March:

·      Façade works were ongoing throughout February and March, with concrete panels and insulated panels now installed.

·      Installation of M&E occurred, with the air handling unit, internal duct work and insulation works having been completed.

·      Soft Landscaping works continued, with planting of trees and works to the North and South pond areas.

April Onwards:

·      Internal fit-out works will continue to the stages.

·      Internal and external concrete works will occur to the main stages and perimeter.

·      A base tarmac layer has been laid-down and during April, the wearing course will be lain-down, signifying the end of the tarmac works.

·      The reptile underpass will be finished, and will be situated near to the new roundabout.

·      The cladding works will be completed at the end of April.

Community Liaison Update.

February and March:

·      Letters were distributed to residents and stakeholders containing amended dates of gas works on Pinewood Road, and notification of weekend hours being worked.

·      Sir Robert McAlpine concentrated on the Health and Wellbeing of the internal site community, with free porridge on site, and a talk on prostate cancer to all staff.

·      Commitment to local employment continued with the ‘Meet the Contractor’ event in partnership with Bucks Business First.

o    Invitations were sent to fit-out trade businesses and tradesmen to include businesses of all sizes, and advertised throughout Bucks.

·      The Legacy Project was ongoing, with DIY SOS at the Iver Heath Scout Group, alongside usage of several groups, including St. Margaret’s Church.

·      The traditional Sir Robert McAlpine Topping-Out event was held in celebration of reaching roof level, and most of the concrete having being laid.

April Onwards:

·      The focus for April onwards is working with local education.

o    Iver Heath Primary School will be visiting PSDF & Pinewood Studios

o    Chalfont Community College will also be visiting to discuss working in construction, and Women in Construction. Sir Robert McAlpine is hoping to team up with Pinewood to talk to the college about the film industry.

o    There are currently 2 work experience placements.

Ecology Update

·      Zoe from ARUP has been on site for the soft-landscaping phase to ensure there are no adverse effects on the site’s ecology, alongside her standard supervision of key tasks, activities, and provision of advice.

·      Weekly ecology checks continue, with Badger Activity monitoring and incidental recording showing deer on both sides of the site, near The Clump and Saul’s Farm.

·      The Heras fence will remain, but as per the agreement, the reptile fence will be removed, and ecological supervision of works will be undertaken when necessary.

·      Seasonally appropriate landscaping works (e.g. tree planting) have commenced, to be finished at the end of April.

During the presentation and the ensuing questions, a number of points were raised, including the following:

Questions from Members:

·      Clarification was sought by Members as to the frequency and duration of the weekend works, with Sir Robert McAlpine representatives estimating that movements around the Pinewood area on the weekends would be at 50% of the weekday movements.

·      In response to a question from a Member, Steven Higgins informed the Group that they were still aiming to complete at the end of June.

·      Members raised concerns regarding the drainage provision for emptying water from Pinewood Fields to Iver Heath Fields, and agreed that a meeting would be set up by the appropriate parties prior to the next meeting of the PCLG.