We are proposing to use the foreshore of the River Thames adjacent to Albert Embankment (A3036) for construction work and to accommodate permanent structures required to operate the main tunnel. The site would be used to connect the existing local CSOs, known as the Clapham Storm Relief CSO and Brixton Storm Relief CSO to the main tunnel.
The location of the site is shown below. The site extends into the foreshore of the River Thames from Tintagel House to south of Vauxhall Bridge. The Thames Path runs through the site, and within the site is the slipway from Albert Embankment (A3036) to the River Thames (known as Lacks Dock). To the east of the site are office buildings (Camelford House and Tintagel House) and the MI6/SIS building. To the north east is Albert Embankment Gardens and Peninsula Heights apartment block. To the south, beyond Grade II* listed Vauxhall Bridge, is St George’s Wharf, a mainly residential development which also includes offices, shops and restaurants. The site is located within the Albert Embankment Conservation Area.
Albert Embankment Foreshore is our preferred site because it would allow the interception of both CSOs at one site rather than having two separate sites; and would have less effects than the other shortlisted sites.
For more detailed information on our proposals for the Albert Embankment Foreshore site, please see our site information paper below: