Gerry was the project lead on the seminal strategy formulation process for East Manchester, on behalf of the then Urban Regeneration Company – New East Manchester – the partnership between Manchester City Council, NWDA and English Partnerships. This initiated and guided the transformation of this side of Manchester, delivering over 10,000 new homes, the renewal of many more, the investment by Manchester City FC and the regeneration of such neighbourhoods as Ancoats and Miles Platting.
Projects
Strategy 
East Manchester
Limerick City
Limerick City is making considerable progress on the delivery of the plans encapsulated in ‘Limerick 2030’ – the plan for the city formulated in 2014/15 under the leadership of Gerry. This plan envisaged a wide range of economic, property and physical interventions across the city, including in the city centre to guide the revitalisation of the city. The work enabled the council to secure central government funding for change and facilitated a number of key partnerships, including with the renowned Limerick University.
Delivery 
Brent Cross Cricklewood
Now referred to as Brent Cross Town this £7 bn regeneration scheme covering 370 acres and providing 6.700 homes, workspace for 25,000 people, 50 acres of parks, a new rail station and a new town centre is now on the way to delivery by the JV between LB Barnet and Related Argent. Gerry had a leading role in the work that enabled the creation of this delivery partnership, advising on the partner requirements, the selection process and facilitating discussions with the community, TFL and Network Rail.
Winstanley/York Road, Wandsworth (York Gardens)
Winstanley and York Road is a major estate renewal scheme near to Clapham Junction in Wandsworth. A scheme has been developed to deliver x new homes on the estates, including y social homes for local residents. Gerry was engaged in 2023 by the JV partners – LB Wandsworth and Taylor Wimpey to help address the viability and deliverability issues that had arisen with the WYR scheme and, also advise on how the JV could be improved operationally. With viability and deliverability pressures relations had become strained between the partners.
Berkeley Science and Technology Park
Project Leader for CVG to create the country’s leading science and technology park focused on nuclear and clean energy. Berkeley is the site of the former R&D establishment adjacent to the UK’s first Magnox Power Station site. Acting for the site’s owner’s I am directing a multi-professional team to deliver planning permission for 600,000 sq ft of labs, offices, industrial and education space focused on the nuclear sector and leading negotiations with potential investor partners and target occupiers.
Liverpool City Region Housing
Working with Metro Dynamics I provided property and delivery advice to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) on how to unlock the delivery of stalled projects across the city region to enable the delivery of housing. This has involved working with the combined authority and the 6 local authorities as well as engaging with Aviva Capital Partners and Place Capital Group as delivery partners with LBG.
Slough Borough Council
Strategic adviser to Slough Borough Council on the delivery of major redevelopment and regeneration schemes in the borough, identifying their latent economic value and enabling the case for central government support to unlock this value. This involves working as part of a team involving Metro Dynamics and 31ten.
Planning 
Hendon – Metropolitan Police
Gerry led the team that advised the Metropolitan Police on the rationalisation and consolidation of their Training Headquarters in Hendon – The Peel Centre. This involved the delivery of a new training facility for the Police and the release of surplus land for development. Having worked up an initial masterplan for the surplus land and established planning guidance council Gerry led the team that appointed Redrow as the development partner to deliver approximately 4000 homes plus community and commercial facilities. He subsequently led the team that secured planning permission for the new development, before he passed the project over to his team at GVA.
Tribeca, Belfast City Centre
Project leader on behalf of Castlebrook on the formulation of plans for a new living quarter in the centre of Belfast. The scheme will comprise about 1 m sq ft of development, including BTR, Student accommodation, co-living, a hotel, an aparthotel and social housing. The site encompasses 5 listed buildings and is within 2 conservation areas.
Discovery Park, Kent
Gerry led a multi-professional team that advised the owners of Discovery Park – former Pfizer Headquarters – to create a leading Life Sciences Park and incubator for scientific innovation and digital technology and which secured planning permission for the site’s redevelopment. This included releasing part of the site for housing to cross-fund the delivery of new infrastructure and redevelopment.
People 
Queen’s University of Belfast
As an Honorary Professor at the School of the Built Environment, The Queen’s University Belfast my aspiration is to impart my experience and knowledge to the next generation of Urban Planners as they progress through the school’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses. My aim is to help them prepare for the work environment in either the public or private sectors and to demonstrate how they can make the most of their skills and training as planners.
RTPI / Future of London
Gerry is a leading mentor for the next generation, including for the RTPI and the Future of London Leadership programmes. In the last 5 years he has mentored over 20 professionals working in both the public and private sectors and involved in the built environment.