SuDS in London - a guide
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Case study 10 –<br />
Permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Location<br />
<strong>London</strong> Borough of Newham<br />
Date<br />
2012 (Temporary)<br />
<strong>SuDS</strong> components<br />
Temporary permeable pav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stallation<br />
Objectives<br />
To provide a coach park that would have a<br />
m<strong>in</strong>imal impact on the environment so the<br />
site could be returned to its orig<strong>in</strong>al use as<br />
sports fields after the 2012 Games.<br />
Outcome<br />
The sub-base was designed to support<br />
Marshalls Priora permeable concrete<br />
blockpav<strong>in</strong>g, us<strong>in</strong>g graded crushed rock<br />
aggregate to provide structural strength,<br />
<strong>in</strong>tegrity and voidage for attenuation.<br />
This was placed on a geogrid for additional<br />
strength. Creat<strong>in</strong>g a void at the jo<strong>in</strong>t<br />
between the Priora blocks at the surface<br />
allowed water to pass through the<br />
pavement at source. The jo<strong>in</strong>t void was<br />
filled with 2-6mm clean stone to provide<br />
a permeability rate of 18,750L/s/ha, to<br />
cope with any storm event. No additional<br />
positive dra<strong>in</strong>age was required.<br />
Images courtesy of Marshalls<br />
Installation complete<br />
Aerial view of site under construction<br />
58 3 <strong>SuDS</strong> components