Dangerous Structures & Public Safety
We assess Dangerous structures by the level of risk based on
initial information as low, medium or high risk. Low risk and
medium risk is responded to by site visit within 6 hours or
sooner and high risk is immediately a Surveyor can be
contacted.
Please note - if a low or medium risk dangerous structure is
reported electronically outside of normal office hours, it will not
be processed until the office is open. In such circumstances, a
surveyor will visit the site on the first day that the office is
open following the report being submitted. All high risk situations
must be reported using the
emergency contact
numbers.
Owners are given a choice of employing their own contractor,
Waveney Contract Services or Building Control's agreed 24 hour
emergency contractor, provided a suitably timed response is agreed
appropriate to the circumstances and responsibility for costs are
also agreed.
In the event owners cannot be readily contacted emergency powers
may be invoked and can include a requirement for owners to meet
reasonable costs incurred.
Following notification of a "controlled demolition" in
accordance with the "Building Act" Building Control will serve a
notice for certain prescribed works such as shoring, blocking off
drains etc and works relating to Health and Safety to be carried
out within 6 weeks of notice and a copy given to certain statutory
undertakers, also site specific works may be included such as
fencing, noise nuisance etc.
When a satiafactory completion inspection is carried out, the
completion certificate will be issued for controlled Building
Regulation work. A satisfactory completion of a demolition will
result in the Demolition Notice being closed.
Read
more guidance about demolitions
Download a Notice of Intended Demolition form
here (opens in new
window)