About Demolitions
Notifying the council
Building or demolition works can cause problems for neighbours of the site.
You can reduce or avoid causing any nuisance to the neighbours, or action being taken by the council, if you follow this advice.
Under Section 80 of the Building Act 1984 anyone intending to carry out demolition work is required to notify the Council. This generally applies to the demolition of any building or part of a building greater than 49 cubic metres (1750 cubic feet). Further details are shown in the extract from the Building Act at the end of this section but if you are in any way unsure please contact us. Notice should be given in writing and should include details of the building to which it relates and the works of demolition intended to be carried out. You may download a Demolition Notice or apply online via Submit-a-Plan. The Council then has six weeks to respond with appropriate notices and consultation under Sections 81 and 82 of the Act. This process normally only takes a few days.
Extract from Building Act 1984
80.-(1) This section applies to the demolition of the whole or part of a building except
a. a demolition in pursuance of a demolition order made under the Housing Act 1957, and
b. a demolition-
i. of an internal part of a building, where the building is occupied and it is intended that it should continue to be occupied,
ii. of a building that has a cubic content (as ascertained by external measurement) of not more than 1750 cubic feet, or, where a greenhouse, conservatory, shed or prefabricated garage forms part of a larger building, of that greenhouse, conservatory, shed or prefabricated garage,
or iii. without prejudice to sub-paragraph (ii) above, of an agricultural building (as defined in section 26 of the General Rate Act 1967), unless it is contiguous to another building that is not itself an agricultural building or a building of a kind mentioned in that sub-paragraph.
