We are pleased to be a part of the team that secured planning permission for Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, a new national landmark profiling a million answered prayers.
Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer (@eternalwalluk), which will eclipse the size of the Angel of the North, will stand at 169 feet and is expected to attract 300,000 visitors each year, contributing £9.3 million to the local economy. Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2021 with completion in Autumn 2022.
It is anticipated that Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will create 60 new jobs during its two year construction phase from 2021, thereafter providing 20 full-time positions for employees to work for the charity in the visitor centre, café, bookstore and a 24 hour on-site chaplaincy support service. It is also estimated that the monument will generate an additional gross social value of £1.4 billion, including £430 million in charitable donations.
PJA supported the planning submission with technical inputs including Transport and Flood Risk.
Kay Nicholls, Principal Transport Planner and project manager for PJA said “We are extremely proud to be a part of a monument of national significance, that will be seen by thousands of people every day”. A particular challenge was to ensure that the site is accessible for all users, including those less mobile, and funding was provided to Warwickshire County Council to improve cycle access to the scheme.
PJA’s Water team provided an assessment of flood risk for the landmark, and we were pleased to confirm that the proposals would not be at risk from flooding and would not create an increased flood risk elsewhere. A surface water drainage strategy was developed in consultation with the local flood authority to incorporate innovative Sustainable Drainage Systems.
Image credit: Renderloft, designed by Snug Architects
