Bad Vibrations Finish at Heidelberg Site
Relief for residents as noisy phase of river wall construction ends
A much quieter construction site this week. Picture: Cllr Guy Lambert
January 31, 2025
Residents of homes near the Heidelberg development by in Brentford are breathing a sigh of relief after piling work on the river wall appears to have come to an end.
The developer Fairview removed the large mobile crane from the site earlier this month and informed people living the near development that the installation of the sheet piles was complete.
This should mean that the vibration and impact hammer works at the site, which have been taking place for months, will cease. Fairview says that, in view of this, the respite centre offered to residents at the Holiday Inn will close.
There is still expected to be construction noise from the work to build 333 flats in blocks up to 11 storeys high on the plot on the south side of Brentford High Street at the junction with Pump Alley. Once complete it will allow the opening up of the Thames Path on this section of the river.
Fairview has promised that noise from the site will be less intrusive and more aligned with “typical” construction activity as work commences on erecting the building structures which will soon be observable.
Local Cllr Guy Lambert, who lives next to the site said that this week it has been ‘mercifully’ quiet with no noticeable vibration.
CGI of proposed scheme viewed from the south west. Picture: Fairview Homes
The development, which is to be known as Montgomery’s Wharf, presented a number of engineering challenges due to its proximity to the river which required the reinforcement of the existing river wall to prevent flooding and manage tidal influences.
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