Carrow Road, 24hr utility search

Project Overview

Rapid city edge search for riverside development

A rapid city edge search to inform early planning at Norwich Riverside, calling for a complete picture of existing services, an assessment of likely diversions, and a pack the whole team could understand, all within twenty-four hours.

24hr

Turnaround

50m

Search Buffer

5.6ha

Site Area

Scope and Process

Issued comprehensive enquiries to regional undertakers and telecoms operators.
Fifty-metre buffer to pick up apparatus near the site boundary and river crossings.
Response tracking and escalation to maintain the timetable.
Single consolidated pack with a clear, accessible summary.

Deliverables

Combined PDF utility pack with a contents index.
Provider Tracker with acknowledgements and plan dates.
Affected plans for gas, electricity, water and telecoms.
Unaffected confirmations for transparency.
Plain English report with permits, constraints and contacts.

Who We Engaged

Key asset owners with affected apparatus in the search area included:

UK Power Networks Anglian Water Cadent Gas BT Virgin Media CityFibre

We also received confirmations of no known apparatus from:

Verizon Business Lumen Technologies Colt Utility Assets Zayo Group

Coverage includes statutory undertakers, plant protection bodies and major telecoms operators.

Smart Reporting

Plain language report, included with every pack

Alongside raw plans, we supplied a short report that translates technical responses into clear actions for designers, site managers and clients.

Where utilities are present within or near the boundary, with simple maps.
Any special safeguards noted by operators, for example trial holes and hand dig zones.
Immediate next steps, permits and contacts.
A summary table that anyone on the project can follow.

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