Baily Garner represented Trinity Homes in a contractual dispute concerning the release of retention monies. The Employer had withheld payment due to alleged issues, prompting our client to seek advice on the most effective route to resolution. With limited experience in alternative dispute resolution, Trinity Homes relied on our expertise to guide them through the adjudication process — ultimately securing a successful outcome.

Wealden District Council aimed to redevelop Streatfeild House, a former retirement living scheme built in 1979 that had become difficult to let due to its size and layout. Their objective was to replace it with 20 high-quality affordable homes, designed to reduce carbon emissions and support net-zero goals by 2050.

Deller and Palmerston is a transformative mixed-tenure development by Origin Housing, located across both sides of the George Gange Way flyover in Wealdstone. The scheme comprises five new buildings—including two towers of 15 and 17 storeys—offering 186 homes, employment and community space, and a flexible employment hub designed to support 200 jobs.

Burcot Lane marked Bromsgrove District Council’s first flagship residential development and delivered 61 much-needed new homes across a complex and highly constrained site.

Our architectural design included a four-storey block of 39 apartments, 4 maisonettes, and a mix of houses for outright sale, social rent and shared ownership. The homes were constructed using a fabric-first approach, with timber frames for houses and steel frames for apartment blocks—achieving EPC rating A across the scheme.

Set near a watercourse, heritage assets and ecological features, the site presented significant challenges. We worked closely with the local planning authority and neighbouring stakeholders to ensure our design respected the character and sensitivity of its surroundings.

Court Collaboration set out to deliver a landmark residential development in Birmingham city centre — One East Side — comprising two towers, including one that rises to 51 storeys. When complete, it will be one of the tallest habitable buildings in the city. The development will deliver 667 high-quality homes and a wide range of resident amenities, including co-working spaces, gyms, a cinema, and Birmingham’s highest sky lounge and terrace. Landscaped gardens and courtyard spaces have also been designed to support wellbeing and community.

Baily Garner was appointed to provide Quality Control Inspections (QCI) and Building Services Engineering for this ambitious project. Our remit includes supporting site inspections throughout the build, reviewing programme progress, monitoring quality, and undertaking key benchmarking stages — including dry and wet benchmarks and final snagging inspections. We also take an active role in checking the golden thread of information, ensuring documentation and compliance are properly tracked and managed.

Our experience in complex, high-rise urban projects has allowed us to offer practical, proactive advice to both the client and delivery teams. Our presence has helped foster strong collaboration across the project, maintain high standards of construction, and keep the development on track for successful delivery.

The London Borough of Camden appointed Baily Garner to deliver energy performance improvements to 5–7 Belsize Grove, a hard-to-treat 19th-century Victorian villa located in a conservation area.

The brief focused on enhancing energy efficiency, thermal comfort and occupant health, while managing moisture and ventilation in line with PAS2035 standards. A key objective was to reduce carbon emissions and reliance on fossil fuels—ultimately helping residents cut energy bills.

Baily Garner acted as contract administrator and PAS2035 coordinator, taking on a multidisciplinary role. We led a fabric-first retrofit strategy, installing vapour-permeable, high-specification external wall insulation and replacing all windows with high-performance alternatives that respected the villa’s original appearance.

The works were planned with great care to minimise disruption to residents in this densely populated and continuously occupied building. The balance between conservation constraints and sustainable improvement was central to our approach.

The project reached Practical Completion in June 2024. It now stands as a model for effective, low-carbon retrofitting in challenging conservation area contexts—delivering tangible improvements in energy efficiency, comfort, and long-term affordability for residents.

The aim of this project was to refurbish the external façades of Townsend House in line with the recommendations of a FRAEW report and to achieve an EWS1 B1 rating. The scope included replacing Category 3 ACM cladding with a non-combustible alternative and installing compliant cavity barriers to enhance fire safety performance.

Baily Garner was appointed to provide pre- and post-contract services including project management, quantity surveying, and quality control inspection (QCI).

Our team assessed the client’s brief, produced tender documentation and managed the full tender process. We reviewed tender returns, advised on contractor appointment, and prepared contract documentation. As part of the PCSA, we oversaw development of the detailed design for the main works.

During the main contract stage, we project managed works on site, holding weekly client meetings and monthly progress meetings with the wider project team. Our QCI team carried out weekly inspections, managed handover, and supported the client with final documentation uploads to their data portal.

The project was successfully completed in January 2025, with high-quality delivery and positive feedback from the client team.

Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, appointed Baily Garner as employer’s agent to plan and manage the regeneration of Padnall Lake — an open space in Romford now set to provide 260 new homes and a revitalised park. Our role includes project management, cost consultancy and clerk of works services, guiding the scheme through changing requirements and delivery stages.

Originally designed around Modern Methods of Construction, the scheme faced compliance and budgetary risks. We advised on redesigning using traditional methods and led significant value engineering to manage costs and maintain viability. While Phase 1 progressed on site, we supported RIBA stages 1–3 for Phase 2, ensuring early-stage decisions aligned with programme and budget needs.

We also helped renegotiate contract terms following the move away from MMC, maintaining protective provisions such as liquidated damages. Working closely with the contractor, we agreed a payback mechanism for advance payments and provided bespoke cost reports to keep the client informed.

Our design team reviewed and developed the original permitted scheme, identifying opportunities to enhance the layout and increase unit numbers. Midway through, we successfully incorporated a rooftop extension via a carefully managed change process, ensuring coordination, planning compliance and programme continuity.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19 during the construction phase, we maintained momentum through agile project leadership and close collaboration with the contractor. Weekly site visits and ongoing communication ensured a consistent design approach and the timely delivery of new homes, including studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.