Projects that interface directly with the public, neighbouring properties, and regulated third‑party assets present significant delivery challenges—particularly where access must be maintained, approvals secured, and works undertaken in live, high‑risk environments. CBE provides construction‑led temporary works and approval support that enables projects to proceed safely, compliantly, and without unnecessary constraints on programme or buildability.
At a glance, we support clients to:
CBE provides engineering solutions that allow construction to proceed safely within occupied and high‑footfall environments. Our approach focuses on robust, practical segregation between the public and works, while maintaining access, visibility, and comfort.
We regularly support projects involving:
Our designs consider not only structural safety, but also wayfinding, movement patterns, and the day‑to‑day experience of those passing through or alongside the site.
CBE has extensive experience engaging with third‑party stakeholders and asset owners and securing the approvals required to progress works safely and efficiently. We understand the expectations of approving bodies and prepare clear, well‑reasoned engineering submissions that demonstrate risk has been appropriately identified, assessed, and controlled.
We regularly support approvals involving:
Our scope commonly includes staged stability assessments, temporary conditions, protection works, and interface management to ensure third‑party assets remain safe and operational throughout construction.
CBE takes a holistic view of the construction process, ensuring approval strategies and agreed constraints support—rather than compromise—the safe and efficient delivery of the project. By engaging early with clients, contractors, and third‑party stakeholders, we align approval requirements with the practical realities of sequencing and site operations.
Early identification of approval constraints allows us to balance compliance, public and third‑party protection, and buildability—avoiding overly restrictive conditions, reducing late‑stage redesign, and maintaining programme certainty in complex environments.
CBE regularly supports projects requiring third‑party approvals from bodies including Network Rail, Transport for London, Local and Highway Authorities, utility providers, and Party Wall Surveyors. We understand the technical, procedural, and programme requirements of these organisations and prepare clear, robust engineering information to support submissions, technical queries, and approvals—helping to de‑risk the process and reduce unnecessary iteration.
Where projects require more targeted engagement, we also provide specialist, approval‑specific services, including:
Clients may use their own project managers with CBE providing technical approval support, or appoint CBE to manage approval submissions and technical liaison directly. This flexible approach ensures approvals are obtained efficiently and remain fully aligned with the construction strategy and programme.