 Remediation of the soil on site commenced shortly after the site was sold, as well as the negotiation of compulsory purchase orders necessary to provide access and placemaking.Construction of the first phase of development began in 2016, with the first completions of affordable dwellings in early 2019.After work began to remediate or clean the soil in an open-air soil hospital in 2017, some local residents alleged that the work was causing an unpleasant odour and significant air pollution, including the emission of benzene.