FI16661

Request

Regarding the above site which has been problematic with an enforcement notice for chalk etc please provide the following information: 

  1. When was any work last carried out on this site?
  2. How many times have DDC officers visited this site since building work commenced? Date of first visit recorded?
  3. Please provide a breakdown of the functions visits by DDC officers performed eg building control officers etc?
  4. Please provide dates when officers visited this site and the purpose of each visit eg building control or other reasons?
  5. Are mains services, that is gas, electricity and sewers (mains drainage) connected to the homes constructed there?
  6. What is the current position regarding plans for the homes and the site in general?

Response

  1. The Council does not hold this information.  The Building Control function was being undertaken by a private sector Building Control body known as a Registered Building Control Approver (RBCA), licenced by the government to undertake this function.  Recently the RBCA ended its involvement with this site/builder, and the Building Control function was transferred to Dover DC Building Control. We are currently engaging with the developer to formally take this site through to completion. Our negotiations are ongoing and a plan for future inspection and compliance requirements is being developed with the contractor. 
  2. Seven times with the first occasion being on 18 June 2024. 
  3. Planning Enforcement, Planning Officer and Planning Manager. 
  4. 18 June 2024, 12 July 2024, 22 August 2024, 23 August 2024, 27 August 2025, 28 August 2024 and 2 May 2025 for the purposes of investigating a breach of planning control. 
  5. The Council does not hold this information. 
  6. The Council does not hold this information.