The Brierley Building is the Grade II* listed civic building in Northallerton, home to North Yorkshire County Council. It was originally designed by Walter Brierley and John Demaine for North Riding County Council in 1895-1906. Due to its age a number of ornate ceilings were in need of replacement throughout the building. These were identified during a routine condition survey. It was also noted that asbestos was present. Among the ceilings affected was one to the Council's main meeting chamber. The remedial works required Listed Building Consent. The building also contained the offices of many of the key County Council staff, as well as being the only facility to hold formal public Council meetings This presented an additional and very considerable challenge, as the building would need to remain in use throughout the works. Working with Historic England we agreed how much of the original installation could be maintained and how much needed to be removed. The work on site was administered by us to ensure the works caused the minimum disruption possible to the statutory work of the Council. “The technical and practical support provided by the project team has exceeded our expectation, and left us assured our building and budgetary requirements were understood and in safe hands. The granting of Listed Building Consent without any conditions reflects an understanding within the project team of what is required to work on a historic building of this type, it also allowed the project to proceed with certainty and without delay.” Andrew Maude - North Yorkshire County Council