Technical Notes 2025, Issue 137 - Whitegates Park – Ground Investigation Survey revised date of works
Report by:
Alan Bauer, Executive Officer – Assets & Facilities
TN Number:
137-25
Subject:
Whitegates Park – Ground Investigation Survey revised date of works
Responsible Officer:
Fraser Robb, Development & Investment Manager - Assets & Facilities
Publication:
This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared out with the Council.
The purpose of this Technical Note is to advise Members of a change in programme to the additional ground investigation survey at Whitegates Park, which will help inform the next stage of the design development process for the new Lenzie Academy project.
While the survey at Lenzie Academy was completed as programmed and outlined within TN125-25, the supplementary survey to carry out limited soil sampling at Whitegates Park has required to be re-programmed.
The surveys will now commence at 2pm on Wednesday 13 August and conclude the same day.
As outlined in TN125-25, this survey will involve manually digging small holes using hand tools to collect four shallow soil samples, each up to 1.2 metres deep. No heavy machinery will be used, and the work will cause minimal disruption. All areas will be fully restored after sampling. The attached site plan shows the indicative location of samples in red.
The soil samples taken from the surveys will be sent to a laboratory to understand and confirm the make-up of the ground. The survey results will then inform the design development and highlight any necessary ground treatments.
As the surveys proposed to be carried out are intrusive in nature, areas will be required to be fenced off for duration of the works. All areas will be reinstated upon completion of each sampling pit with existing turf.
Advance notice of the survey will be communicated via the project website and through the Council’s social media channels.
