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Building Control Activity Report for January 2019 – October 2019

Meeting: 13/12/2019 - Planning, Regulatory & General Licensing Committee (Item 5)

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To consider the report of the Team Manager Building Control & Development Plans.

 

Minutes:

Members considered the report of the Team Manager Building Control & Development Plans.

 

The Team Manager presented the report which outlined the work of the Building Control Team, covering work such as building regulation applications, enforcement/unauthorised development and dangerous structures, and made comparisons with work undertaken the previous year (2018) for the same timeframe.  The report also set out general management changes, and changes to regulations and performance information.

 

The Officer went through the report and highlighted points contained therein.

 

A Member asked whether the Building Control Team were providing quotes to large scale developers coming into the area, and the Building Control Officer confirmed that developers were contacted at the pre-planning stage to see if they were interested in procuring Blaenau Gwent CBC building control work.

 

The Service Manager Development & Estates also confirmed that a price match guarantee was offered to Developers, and Planning Officers were also promoting building control services when meeting with Developers at preliminary enquiries etc.

 

A Member referred to the number of dangerous structures and asked whether this included damaged street-lighting columns as a result of car accidents.

 

The Officer said these type of incidents would be included in the figures for the number of ‘call-outs’.  He confirmed that a Building Control Officer would respond to an incident, and determine whether it should be classed as a dangerous structure.

 

In response to a question raised by the Chair the Building Control Officer explained that Building Notices were associated with smaller projects or changes to existing buildings, where a Building Inspector would approve the works as it progressed.  Whereas a full plans application was associated with larger new developments, and commercial or industrial buildings, and would require full details of the proposed works be submitted for approval prior to any works being carried out on site.

 

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the information contained therein be noted.