At phase one consultation we proposed to use the foreshore in front of Cremorne Wharf Depot to intercept the existing local CSO, known as the Lots Road Pumping Station CSO, to the main tunnel. We are now proposing to use the existing council depot for the construction work and to accommodate permanent structures required to operate the main tunnel.
The location of the site is shown below. The site is a safeguarded wharf, which is also safeguarded for use as a waste transfer station. The Grade II listed Lots Road Pumping Station is located within the site. To the south east of the site is the River Thames; Chelsea Creek enters the River Thames to the south. To the west and north west is Lots Road, where residential properties are located. To the south west is Lots Road Power Station, where construction work has commenced for a mixed use development scheme. To the north are Chelsea Wharf (office and studio units) and Chelsea Wharf Apartments. The site is adjacent to the Thames Conservation Area.
Cremorne Wharf Depot is our preferred site to intercept Lots Road Pumping Station CSO. This brownfield site provides a suitable and available land based site, avoiding the need to build a structure in the foreshore of the River Thames. Access to the site off Lots Road can be provided via existing access points on either side of the existing pumping station. All the works can be accommodated within the depot area, which creates a self-contained site that is likely to have less effect on surrounding residential properties.
For more detailed information on our proposals for the Cremorne Wharf Depot site, please see our site information paper below:
