Dangerous Structures and Public Safety Services

• building construction within the city meets statutory building standards
  
  
• a cleaner, greener, safer, and healthy built environment is maintained
  
  
• buildings are demolished safely
  
  

The Structures & Demolitions Team

• provides a structural checking support service to Building Regulations, and to the Licensing team
  
  
• provides a service dealing with the control of all demolitions across the City
  
  
• administers demolition contracts for Council Client Departments, including tender preparations, design & site supervision.  This service is available to external clients
  
  
• provides a Planning Supervisor service to Council Client Departments.  This service is available to external clients
  

The Safety and Surveys Team

• deals with dangerous structures, trees, and environments across the City
  
  
• is taking a pro-active approach to the reduction of dereliction across all Areas of the City
  
  
• is responsible for appropriate representations about buildings or events requiring licensing by the Council
  
  
• is part of the Council’s certification function dealing with safety at sports grounds
  
  
• provides a geotechnical support service to Building Regulations and to private clients, please see attached SPS - Advice Note 1 
  
  
• provides a building survey service, available to all Council Client Departments and to external clients