Demolition Control and Advice

If you intend to demolish a building, or part of a building then in most cases, you must notify the Borough Council before doing so. The Borough Council may then impose requirements on the way the demolition work is carried out.These may include:

• to shore up any building adjacent to the building to which the notice relates,

• to weatherproof any surfaces of an adjacent building that are exposed by the demolition,

• to repair and make good any damage to an adjacent building caused by the demolition or by the negligent act or omission of any person engaged in it,

• to remove material or rubbish resulting from the demolition and clearance of the site,

• to disconnect and seal, at such points as the local authority may reasonably require, any sewer or drain in or under the building,

• to remove any such sewer or drain, and seal any sewer or drain with which the sewer or drain to be removed is connected,

• to make good to the satisfaction of the local authority the surface of the ground disturbed by anything done under paragraph (e) or (f) above,

• to make arrangements with the relevant statutory undertakers for the disconnection of the supply of gas, electricity and water to the building,

• to make such arrangements with regard to the burning of structures or materials on the site as may be reasonably required-

(i) if the building is or forms part of special premises*, by the Health and   Safety Executive and the fire authority, and (ii) in any other case, by the fire authority, and

• to take such steps relating to the conditions subject to which the demolition is to be undertaken, and the condition in which the site is to be left on completion of the demolition, as the local authority may consider reasonably necessary for the protection of the public and the preservation of public amenity.

Please note that you must not start demolition until you have:

• (a) Notified the Great Yarmouth Borough Council of your intentions -   Intention to carry out  demolition work form  (30Kb)

• (b) Received a notice back from the Borough Council of any requirements we have in your case. You should notify us of your intentions as early as possible so that work is not unnecessarily delayed.

If you intend to carry out demolition works, and are unsure if notification will be required in your particular case, please contact us for advice. Please note that if you intend to demolish a dwelling, you may also need to obtain planning consent before doing so.If demolition works are being carried out near you and are causing problems, please contact us and we will investigate.