Report a Dangerous Structure
The partnership on behalf of its partner authorities (Canterbury City Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Medway Council and Swale Borough Council) has a general duty to enforce the Building Regulations in its area, to protect the public in and around buildings, and will seek to do so by informal means wherever possible.
Dangerous Structure
Where the Council has been informed about a potentially dangerous building or structure, a building control surveyor will inspect (where possible and safe to do so) the reported building or structure, within 4 hours, and where possible the owner and occupiers of the premises will be informed.
Depending on the outcome of the building surveyors' inspection, the partnership will determine what action is required, ranging from further regular inspections to, in some cases, the emergency partial or full demolition.
The Council can:
- Order the owner(s) to `make safe' or remove the danger (the Building Act 1984, Sections 77 and 78)
- Reclaim all its costs from the buildings' owner(s)
To notify the partnership of a dangerous building or structure please telephone:
| During office hours | 01634 331133 |
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Monday to Thursday 08.30am to 5.15pm |
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| Out of Hours | 01634 304400 |
