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.

Rushmoor Borough Council appointed Baily Garner to support the regeneration of Aldershot town centre through the delivery of Union Yard — a vibrant mixed-use development comprising 100 residential units, 128 student accommodation units for the University for the Creative Arts, and 2,237m² of flexible commercial space. The scheme, delivered across five blocks, was designed to high standards in line with the Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS) and Homes England funding requirements. With some blocks over 18m in height, the development also required full compliance with the Building Safety Act.

Baily Garner provided multidisciplinary services throughout the project lifecycle. Our team led weekly operational catch-ups and fortnightly progress meetings with the Council, managing decision logs and advancing the Golden Thread of information. We also chaired fortnightly design team meetings and weekly M&E workshops to ensure compliance with NDSS and Homes England standards.

To meet obligations under the Building Safety Act, Baily Garner coordinated documentation and submissions to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), including the Regulation 38 pack and Gateway 3 application. This supported the client in meeting their duties while navigating an evolving regulatory environment.

Early delays caused by party wall issues posed a serious risk to programme delivery, with an initial 21-week impact forecast. Baily Garner conducted a robust analysis and led negotiations with stakeholders, securing a commercial agreement that reduced the delay to just five weeks — ensuring student accommodation would complete in time for the 2024 autumn term.

We also oversaw the negotiation and planning of s278 works, including stakeholder consultation and a traffic management strategy to mitigate community impact.

On site, Baily Garner set early quality benchmarks and deployed the Field View digital reporting app to track unit progress, identify remediation needs, and ensure issues were resolved to a documented and auditable standard. This transparent approach to quality control supported contractor performance and client confidence throughout.

Baily Garner were appointed by Beths Grammar School to prepare a successful bid for Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) support to expand the estate and tackle significant overcrowding.

Our initial assessment benchmarked existing provision against Building Bulletin 103 (DfE), revealing a shortfall of over 800m² of basic teaching space—especially affecting Sixth Form students. At the time, learners were having to use inappropriate areas for study, including the back of classrooms during active lessons. This was seriously impacting the overall teaching and learning environment.

The proposed solution was to replace the existing Learning Resource Centre, which had reached the end of its life, with a new three-storey building.

Baily Garner worked closely with the School to develop the bid, which successfully secured around £3 million in grant funding. We were then appointed as Employers Agent, Cost Consultant and Principal Designer, delivering full project oversight via a JCT Design & Build 2016 contract.

Our role included monthly valuations, progress monitoring, variation reviews and contract administration. Our architects and M&E engineers were novated to the contractor to provide detailed design services and full Stage 4 design development and coordination.

The result is a contemporary, flexible building that meets the needs of modern education.

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.

John Hampden Grammar School appointed Baily Garner to lead the delivery of a new three-storey teaching block, containing 15 new classrooms.

We provided Project Management and Quality Control Inspector (Clerk of Works) services across all phases, from brief through to defects management. Our responsibilities included managing consultant appointments, planning submission, tender process and cost reviews pre-contract.

Post-contract, we chaired progress meetings, issued monthly cost reports, monitored expenditure, reviewed operations and maintenance documentation, and managed the final account and defects liability period.

Our Clerk of Works team carried out weekly site visits, monitored build quality and progress, and conducted snagging to reduce post-completion issues.

Midway through the programme, the school requested additional external works. We worked closely with Beard Construction to incorporate these within the original programme without delay. However, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July 2021 resulted in labour and material shortages, causing a short delay.

Despite this, the block was delivered to a high standard, with minimal defects and a strong client endorsement.

Daisy Spring Works is a mixed-use building in Sheffield, combining commercial space with residential units across seven floors and basement parking below. When serious fire safety issues were identified, including combustible façade materials and missing cavity barriers, we were appointed to manage the remediation works from early design through to project completion.

Acting as Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, and Clerk of Works, we coordinated key consultants, oversaw planning and tender stages, and led cost submissions to the Building Safety Fund. We also ensured strict cost segregation, managing funding complexities between the BSF and the building’s partial warranty coverage.

Alongside fire safety upgrades, the project includes remedial works for water ingress. Our integrated role ensures both quality delivery and regulatory compliance, safeguarding residents while supporting long-term asset resilience.