Client and challenge
BAE Systems required infilling of the Govan Basin at its Govan Shipyard to create a platform for a new ship building hall. The Cura Terrae Group was appointed by lead architect Arch Henderson (now Haskoning) to manage all environmental workstreams.
The project required simultaneous Marine Construction Licence and Terrestrial Planning consents. The preferred solution for infilling of the Govan Basin required regulatory negotiation to facilitate reuse of ~200,000m³ of River Clyde maintenance dredge arisings. This took place between May 2022 and January 2023.
Solution
The Cura Terrae Group produced the full EIA and all supporting technical reports and undertook in-house vibrocore sediment sampling to assess the geotechnical and chemical quality of the proposed maintenance dredge material to inform the project design. The Cura Terrae Group engaged directly with the Marine Directorate to confirm that maintenance dredge material from the Clyde could be licensed for basin infill under existing powers.
Key benefits
- Planning and Marine Construction Licence secured in December 2022, on a tight programme
- Around 200,000m³ of maintenance dredge arisings successfully beneficially reused for the basin infill.
