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Harbro Project Solutions
Explore our projects
Jo has previous experience in successfully identifying and delivering a variety of project types, sizes and budgets.
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The projects have been client led and delivered through collaboration with key stakeholders, early and ongoing community engagement, navigating internal and external approvals processes, tender and contract appointment, risk management, KPI reporting, liaison with procurement, legal, finance and grant funding sources, all were unique with their own challenges.
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We look forward to chatting through your project needs and mapping out a route to successful delivery.​​​​
What we've been up to?
​​Working closely with our clients, we identified their needs, budgets and timelines and successfully delivered their projects:
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So far we've
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Created Whole Estate Plans (WEP)
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Obtained over £30k grant funding since July 24
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Identified projects that would be eligible for grant funding
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Prepared, submitted and liaised throughout grant process
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Supported the Woodland Management Plan (WEP) (Year 1) for timber harvesting and claimed the returns.
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Reviewed WEP and now preparing for years 2-5
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Reviewed suitability of dwelling and building plot for planning, sale or auction
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GIS mapping and registered assets to ensure they can claim for grants
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Prepared year end accounts
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Acted as agent for: Rural Payment Agency (RPA) Land assembly, Planning support, Building control, Property sales, Auctions, Contractors, Acted as liaison for formal legal, financial, structural, architectural and accounting support​
The success of our projects wouldn't be possible without collaboration with others, identifying key stakeholders and and engaging with community groups:
Here are just some of those we've worked with:
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Homes England
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Chilterns National Landscape
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River Chess Smart Water Catchment
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Chilterns Chalk Streams
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Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL)
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Environment agency
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Utility Providers
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UKPN​
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Thames Water
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Broadband/Fibre Providers
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Cadent
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The Crown Estate, Countryside Management Services (CMS), Parish Paths Partnership (PPP), Councillors; -Parish -Local/District -County -MP's Natural England, Historic England, Hertfordshire Highways, Local Enterprise Partnerships (Now Herts Future), Neighbourhood Forums, Accessibility advisory groups, Local networking groups​, 'Friends of' groups, TCPA (Town & Country Planning Association
With over 30 years of experience, here are few of the projects Jo has helped successfully deliver​
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The first Hertfordshire wide Solar bulk buy scheme
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Town centre refurbishment (Hemel Hempstead)
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Restoration of Jellicoe's Water Gardens
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Hemel Hempstead Old Town improvements
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New town centre bus interchange
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River improvements @ Heath Park
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Creation of the new Brownfield Register
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Delivery of over 300 new council homes
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Navigated construction delivery during COVID
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Sold all 21 new builds during Covid to pay for social housing delivery
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Construction liaison: Employers Agent (EA), Contract Administrators (CA) Clerk of Works CDM Traffic Orders (TRO) Highway works & adoption (S278/S38) Public Rights of Way (PROW) Utility providers Thames Water Contracts negotiation and delivery NEC JCT Creation of new websites and scheme branding Consultations: Survey creation/capturing collation reporting of responses Community engagement: event preparation/delivery workshops competitions Local plan development: site allocations, town centre master-planning, neighbourhood planning Development Management: submissions & approvals building control affordable housing; S106 CIL BNG DPD/SDP Site allocation Liaison: The Crown Estate (TCE) Environment Agency Natural England Homes England Hertfordshire Futures (formally HLEP)​​