Building Surveying

North Yorkshire Moors

Trident was instructed by the National Trust to carry out Condition Surveys of tenanted properties at 60No. locations in North Yorkshire. In total over 250 buildings were surveyed and reported on, within four months.

The construction, materials, and use of each of the buildings ranged from a tenanted Grade ll manor house, a derelict World War ll radar base, an unused coastguards lookout, and an assortment of working farms with traditional and modern agricultural buildings.

Together with condition reporting, defects and repairs were identified, with budget cost estimating and timescale assessment for rectification.

The condition reports were required to secure internal funding for necessary repairs and to feed into the Conservation Management Plan which is being produced to inform conservation principles going forward.

In addition to the condition surveys, we arranged and sub-contracted full measurement surveys of each property, so that floor plans elevations and external areas were plotted, with all plans issued as DWG and PDFs.

Trident coordinated a team from different regional offices in order to meet the client’s requirements and tight timescales, providing a bespoke service and reporting formats.

Client
National Trust
Sector
Conservation
Our Role
Key Issues
  • Remote locations, often working farms with livestock present
  •  Due to funding restrictions, timescales for the inspection and submission of the reports was very tight
  • Requirement for consistent reporting across Trident offices
  • Approximately 250 individual properties from small Fieldbarns and traditional farm outbuildings to Grade ll listed large dwellings
  •  A number of the properties are Holiday Cottages which meant access for the inspections was limited to change over days, with pre-planning required
  • A large number of the properties were located at the bottom of a valley which became impassable for a period of time, due to weather conditions further impacting on the timescales for delivery
  • Trident were required to pre-plan all surveys and arrange access with occupants, tenants, and Trust representatives
Melissa Osborne

Melissa Osborne

Associate Director, Head of Conservation
melissa.osborne@tridentbc.com
Melissa Osborne

Melissa Osborne

Associate Director, Head of Conservation
melissa.osborne@tridentbc.com