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Building Demolition Guidance
Counter
Notice
On receipt of the Section 80 notice,
Building Control will issue a counter notice.
This process can take up to six weeks and this timetable
should be strictly observed. The counter notice will list a number
of conditions to be met regarding site works and making good.
In addition, the counter notice will also give
details of appeal should a dispute arise. Details of this notice
will be sent to neighbouring properties and other interested
parties, such as statutory bodies and the Environment Agency.
Counter notice conditions
Conditions contained within the counter notice will largely
depend on the nature of the building and its location and most are
just common sense requirements.
Typical conditions require the shoring and weathering of adjacent
buildings, the safe control or removal of hazardous materials, to
seal or remove any redundant drains and to take all necessary
precautions to protect the public.
Illegal burning
on-site
It is an offence to cause
dark smoke to be emitted from the site and smoke of any nature
should not be allowed to cause a nuisance or health hazard. The
safest way to proceed without any problems is to avoid burning any
material on site altogether and instead consider recycling wherever
possible or remove the material to a landfill site.
A method statement should normally be supplied detailing how the
counter notice conditions are to be dealt with. Many of these
conditions are controlled by strict time
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