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Enabling works

A plot taken from as-found to development-ready, in one go.

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Enabling works

Getting the site ready to build

Enabling works are everything that has to happen before the main build can start: clearing and stripping the site, removing trees and overgrowth, moving earth, putting in access and fencing the site off. Get them right and the project that follows runs smoothly.

Because we already handle clearance, groundworks and earthworks in-house with our own plant, we can take a site from as-found to development-ready as a single package, with one team accountable for the whole stage.

We carry out enabling works for developers, builders, commercial clients and local authorities across the region.

What we offer

The work we take on

Site clearance and strip-out

Vegetation, structures and hard surfaces cleared and stripped back to open the site up.

Earthworks and levelling

Cut and fill, grading and levelling to bring the ground to the right levels.

Temporary access and haul roads

Site access, haul routes and stone hardstanding so the site works from day one.

Muck away

Surplus spoil and waste dug out and taken away, leaving clean, workable ground.

Site perimeter fencing

Secure perimeter fencing and hoarding to close off the site and keep it safe.

Vegetation and tree removal

Trees, scrub and heavy overgrowth cut down, removed and cleared from the site.

Tree protection fencing

Protective fencing around retained trees and their root zones, so they are kept safe while the works go on.

Not sure which you need? Tell us about the job and we will advise.

Recent work

Work in progress

A GroundCore excavator clearing a roadside hedge and boundary at sunrise in Caister
Caister
A mini excavator stripping out the inside of a building in Cambridge
Cambridge
A GroundCore excavator carrying out earthworks and levelling a plot in Cambridge
Cambridge

Enabling works across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire

We prepare sites for development right across East Anglia, from single plots to larger commercial schemes, bringing our own plant and an experienced team.

From first clearance to a level, serviced, development-ready site, get in touch and we will quote the work clearly.

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Let’s talk about your project

Tell us what you need and we will come out, take a look, and get you a clear, no-obligation quote. Honest advice and a straight plan for the work.