The brief
Project management and CDM services for Essex Housing on a residential and commercial mixed-use development on the site of Shenfield Library, Hutton Road, Brentwood — new homes above a replacement library.
Constraints
- Constrained town-centre site with the library service to be re-provided
- Pre-planning site investigations, including ecological assessment
- Public-sector client reporting and governance from planning through to handover
Our role
Project management and CDM from planning through construction to handover, working with Essex Housing and the design team.
Outputs
- Pre-planning coordination and site investigation reports
- Project programme, reporting and change control
- CDM duties
- Progress inspections through to topping out and handover
Result
The building topped out in March 2024. The scheme was nominated for the Inside Housing Development Awards 2023 (Best Development 0–100 Homes).

