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Reference Number	NIA_NGGT0025
Title	Architectural Design of Compressor Site Architectural Design of Compressor Site
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given National Grid Gas Transmission
Award Type	Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 February 2013
End Date	31 January 2014
Duration	12 months
Total Grant Value	£200,000
Industrial Sectors	Manufacturing
Region	London
Programme	Environment / Low Carbon Environment / Low Carbon
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , National Grid Gas Transmission (100.000%)
Web Site	http://www.smarternetworks.org/Project/NIA_NGGT0025
Objectives	This project will explore three environmentally sensitive architectural design alternatives that will be suitable for a typical compressor site, based on size (one small, two medium). Expected Benefits: National Grid will be able to use the resulting 3D animations and models for presentations during public consultations, as appropriate, where projects are being planned, and for submissions to the Planning Inspectorate to gain a Development Consent Order, with a view to improve the efficiency of the National Grid Compressor facilities in the future.
Abstract	National Grid has to operate in an ever more stringent planning environment. The implementation of the Planning Act 2008 has resulted in all Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects being captured by the Planning Act. The result of this has been a greater responsibility on a developer to provide evidence that a full and open engagement has been undertaken with both statutory and non statutory organisations and particularly the public at large and further that opinions expressed by third parties have been properly noted and where possible used to influence the final design submitted for consent to the Planning Inspectorate. National Grid is committed to being the industry leader in the implementation of the requirements of the Planning Act. To this end, where National Grid is required to construct an above ground installation, it is imperative that they investigate fully all alternatives available to minimise the impact of the development on its environment and those who live in that environment. As part of the early stages of the public consultations on the Don Valley Power CCS project, preliminary compressor site design drawings and animations were created for three different design options: Contemporary Farmstead Landscaped The overwhelming preference from the public was for the landscape design (i.e. the environmental option).
Publications	(none)
Final Report	Final report (PDF 59 KB)
Added to Database	28/09/16