Report a dangerous structure or demolition
Support following PWC Building Control Ltd Liquidation
We are supporting residents following the liquidation of PWC Building Control Services Ltd, which had been providing building control services across the East Midlands, including from a Towcester-based office.
With PWC Building Control Services Ltd placed into voluntary liquidation, We are ready to assist residents and ensure projects remain compliant with building regulations. Many projects previously under their supervision can now transition to WNC-trusted Building Control services, which are staffed by professionally qualified and experienced surveyors.
Building control is vital for ensuring the safety and quality of construction work, and we continue to offer reliable, cost-effective services. While residents have always had the option to use private services, our Building Control team is on hand to support affected residents, and is doing this initially through clearly explaining the options for former PWC customers.
Although the sudden closure of PWC Building Control is going to have significantly concerned their customers, we will do our best to help those affected. We are currently writing to all PWC customers to set out their options, where former PWC customers choose to submit reversion applications we will do our best to determine these as quickly as staff resources allow.
While we are committed to managing this increased workload as efficiently as possible, ensuring residents receive the highest level of service and support, nonetheless we know that many people will experience a delay.
We are committed to minimising disruption for affected residents as far as resources allow, and are here to provide expert guidance and assistance through every step of the building control process.
Contents
- Report a dangerous structure or demolition
- Demolition
Report a dangerous structure or demolition
Report a dangerous structure
Dangerous buildings and structures are primarily the responsibility of their owners but we are here to protect the public and, if the safety of local people is affected by a dangerous structure, we will take action.
Dangerous structures vary from collapsing boundary walls, falling masonry and tiles, vehicle impact into buildings, fire damage, wind and weather damage, neglect and poor maintenance.
For the purpose of Building Regulations, there are two types of dangerous structures
- Imminent – structures which are at risk of collapse and must be secured for public safety
- Hazardous – structures which from a survey are unstable but not imminently dangerous
When a dangerous structure is reported a Building Control surveyor will visit the site to inspect the structure and arrange for appropriate action to be taken to remove any danger.
In some cases, we may have to take urgent and direct action ourselves to safeguard the public. Where we can, we will let an owner know what we are doing and give them an opportunity to carry out emergency repairs. If we have to carry out the work we may have to charge the owner for our reasonable costs.
If action required by an owner is not taken we can consider legal action and apply for a Magistrates Court order. We can carry out the work and seek to recover the reasonable expenses back from the owner if the court order is ignored.
If you have any doubts as to whether the building you are dealing with is dangerous please contact us immediately.
Please call 01604 526045 during normal working hours, phones are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm.
Unless called upon by the emergency services we do not operate an out of hours service.
Last updated 18 January 2024